Tasmania Police has today welcomed 30 new constables into its ranks, with recruit course 1/2025 officially graduating from the police academy.
Commissioner Donna Adams and Education and Training Commander Damien George were among those in attendance at the police academy at Rokeby to congratulate the new constables - 18 men and 12 women – on their achievements.
Recruits will be assigned to Bellerive, Bridgewater, Burnie, Devonport, Glenorchy, Hobart and Launceston stations.
Constable Kyan Clay, of Hobart and Constable Bailey Jupp, of Penguin, have been awarded the dux of course and runner-up dux of course, respectively.
Audio and photographs from today's graduation ceremony are available here.
Commander George said the 30 new officers had worked hard over a 28-week training course and were ready to begin serving the community.
"Each one of these recruits should be extremely proud of what they have already achieved, and I look forward to seeing where their new career takes them," he said.
"They're stepping into roles which are anything but ordinary, with each shift offering a new opportunity to serve and engage with our communities."
With ages spanning 18 to 51, the new police constables bring a range of past career and life experiences to their new roles.
Dux of the course Constable Kyan Clay, 27, is starting his policing career after previously working as an electrical engineer with Powerlink in Queensland.
Constable Clay said he was excited by the challenges and opportunities ahead.
"Becoming a constable, that process has given me a lot of confidence. To me that role means being someone who is approachable, who can make people feel safe and can bring justice to the community.
"I am really looking forward to being in the community and helping people."
Also graduating on Friday was former Launceston real estate agent Jayne Bayles who, at 51, is one of the more mature-aged recruits to pass the course.
Friday's ceremony marked the third graduating class of new constables in 2025, with 22 constables graduating in January and 15 constables in April.
The next graduating class is in late September.
Commander George said policing was a dynamic and rewarding career and encouraged people interested in being a Tasmania Police officer to take the next step.
For more information about Tasmania Police recruitment, visit https://recruitment.police.tas.gov.au/
CAPTION: New police constables Bronwyn Kay, Kyan Clay and Jayne Bayles reflect on their graduation at the police academy, Rokeby. (Picture: Tasmania Police)
CAPTION: New constables celebrate their graduation at the Tasmania Police Academy, Rokeby. (Picture: Tasmania Police)
