Police flood victims get $1m payout

Police Commissioner Gary Griffith made good on a promise on Thursday when he provided cheques from the police vote to 232 police officers affected by October’s flooding.

They have received vouchers courtesy the Police Credit Union and Xtra Foods.

After the floods, Griffith decided to postpone all Divali and Christmas celebrations, which he said cost the service close to $1 million a year, and to use that money to share equally among police who were victims of the floods.

The affected officers were categorised as critical or non-critical.