Security Awareness Training – NSW Regional Airports
Release date: 02 February 2009
10:00
NSW police training teams will be visiting a number of regional airports within the Southern Region as Phase 2 of the Securing our Regional Skies (SORS) program commences next week.
The aim of the SORS II Training Program is to provide an enhanced awareness of the current security environment, and to deliver enhanced skills related to security at regional airports. There will also be reviews and re-enforcement of local transport security.
The teams will be supporting local organisations through discussion exercises and providing guidance through on-site security reviews at Merimbula, Moruya and Wagga Wagga.
The joint training team will consist of members from the NSW Police Force Counter Terrorism Co-ordinated Response Group, Department of Infrastructure Transport Regional Development and Local Government, and Australian Federal Police Regional Response Deployment Teams, and are attending regional airports in NSW as part of the Securing Our Regional Skies Education and Awareness Programme.
Commander of the Counter Terrorism Response Unit, Inspector Brenton Charlton said the initial program last year was a success which police hoped to build upon.
“The key objective of the program is to provide an overview of the current security environment relating to regional airport security, and participants will include local police and emergency service organisations, council representatives and airport owners and operators.
“The program provides an opportunity for key stakeholders involved in management, security and response to learn from the experience of other regional airports and validate their security planning and response arrangements,” Inspector Charlton said.
Inspector Charlton added that updates will be provided on the current Security Environment, Security Trends at Regional Airports, and transport Security Planning, as well as training on White Level Inspection and Security Awareness, and Suspicious Substance Awareness Training.
The NSW Police Force “Securing our Regional Skies – Education and Awareness Training Program 2009” will be conducted from January to June 2009.
Each airport will be visited individually during the course of the allocated week where the training team will engage with local regional airport stakeholders, inclusive of the owner and operators responsible for airport security.
The training is funded through the Australian Government’s $48 million Securing our Regional Skies package and is jointly conducted by NSW Police Force and the Department of Infrastructure Transport Regional Development and Local Government to deliver a program that effectively develops the protective security and incident response capabilities of regional airports.
The teams will be at Merimbula on Tuesday 3 February, Moruya on Wednesday 4 February, and Wagga Wagga on Thursday 5 February.
For interviews with the Training Team Leader, please contact the Police Media Unit on (02) 8263 6100.
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Issued by NSW Police Media Unit (02) 8263 6100
Authorised by Inspector Charlton