Sgt Moore has retired from the force after nearly 40 years’ service and his farewell party will be held on September 22 at Club Narooma 

Bob was appointed as the sergeant in charge at Narooma in August 1995 and moved here with his family from Blayney in the central west.

He remained as the Officer in Charge at Narooma for eight years before taking up the position of licensing sergeant for the Far South Coast command, which he continued performing  in conjunction with stints back in general duties until his retirement this year.  

He was able to continue his affiliation with Narooma during this time, as his role was based here, which allowed him to maintain his friendships with the many people that he had dealings with over the years.  

A farewell is being arranged for Bob, and members of the community that would like to attend to wish Bob and his family best wishes for his retirement are asked to email on crit2daw@police.nsw.gov.au with your attendance details.

Grand Pacific Health (GPH) has successfully secured funding under the NSW Domestic and Family Violence Innovation Fund project.

The Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Pru Goward, has announced that GPH’s project; “Black Box Parenting- breaking the inter-generational cycles of family violence”, is among the successful projects.

Grand Pacific Health will train some 200 clinicians drawn from 22 Local Government Areas across NSW to deliver the program.

The program is based on previous research conducted by GPH’s Manager for Primary Mental Health Services, Dr Rebecca Sng.

Dr Rebecca Sng says the program is a five-week group program for parents with a history of domestic and family violence, that has seen great results.

It combines well-researched techniques such as behaviour management and play skills training with education on the effects of trauma and attachment disruptions.

It includes a module on dealing with grief and guilt over the past and uses the metaphor of a Black Box to describe how the experiences of the past can affect the present.

By improving the parent's ability to manage behaviour and make positive relationships with their children, the program aims to help families to process past trauma and to model safe and respectful relationships.

This not only improves well-being in the short-term but evidence suggests it is likely to decrease the risk of both perpetration and victimization of intimate partner violence in adulthood.

Following the training, participants are expected to deliver the program in their own workplaces in the 6 months after the training and will be offered 3 tele-consultation sessions with specialized GPH clinical psychologists to support them.

To find out more, contact Christine Carey on 02 4220 7688 or email ccarey@gph.org.au