ROSEBUD Police Station is among the first in the state to welcome a new Police Reservists.
Reservists are former officers, many with decades of experience, taking on administrative duties like answering phones, processing paperwork, signing statutory declarations and taking crime reports, freeing up serving police to get out from behind the desk and back into the community.
The first 50 reservists deployed across the state have an average of 21 years prior policing experience, with some bringing more than 40 years of service. Among them are retired officers returning to the same stations where they built their careers.
It’s part of a $62m investment in the Victorian Budget to recruit up to 200 reservists across Victoria, with more than 500 applications already received.
Squads of new reservists are completing training at the Victoria Police Academy every few weeks, with rolling deployments continuing until the middle of December.
Locations have been selected based on the busiest stations and where reservists live, with Rosebud among the first 26 across the state.
“Rosebud is one of the first stations in the state to get Police Reservists, and that means more time on patrol for our local officers instead of stuck behind a desk,” said Member for Eastern Victoria Tom McIntosh.
“Our local police do an enormous job for this community, and giving them back more hours out on the ground is a genuine win for local safety.”
First published in the Mornington News – 11 August 2026
