New program helps interstate regional officers get into policing quicker

When Carlene Barcham moved to Tasmania in 2016, she thought her days of policing were behind her. 

Her husband, who’s originally from northern Tasmania, was retiring from the Victorian police force and she was eager to begin their next chapter together. 

“I joined Victoria Police in 2003. I worked around country Victoria for all my time in the force, I worked in small 16-hour stations, 24-hour stations, all in general duties. I loved it,” she…