The Hume Police District, which includes the Hilltops, will receive four new officers following the graduation of more than 300 probationary constables to attest from Goulburn Police Academy, making Class 365 the largest group of graduates in more than 10 years.
A total of 302 probationary constables are now armed with the skills and knowledge acquired during their 16 weeks at the Academy when they started their first day on the beat on Monday May 5, 2025.
Class 365 is also the first class to officially benefit from the new recruitment initiative, Be a Cop in your Home Town, which allows applicants to return and work in the community they live.
NSW Police has received 3910 applications since 1 November 2023, following the announcement that recruits would be paid to train at the Academy. This represents a 70 percent increase in applications.
Of those applications, there’s been a 33 percent increase in female applicants.
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In the five months since the announcement of the new award agreement, 1444 applications to join the NSW Police Force have been received.
Her Excellency, The Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of New South Wales, NSW Premier, The Honourable Chris Minns MP and Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism, The Honourable Yasmin Catley MP, will join NSW Police Commissioner, Karen Webb APM at the Goulburn Police Academy last Friday.
NSW Premier Chris Minns welcomed the new probationary constables.
“To the around three-hundred new recruits: a big, warm welcome to the NSW Police Force," he said.
"Thank you for putting yourself forward to protect the NSW community.
“Our Government’s number one priority is community safety, and our NSW police are on the frontline every day.
“This is the latest class to benefit from our paid study program, we have delivered police a historic pay rise, and we have launched initiatives to get cops back to the bush.
“While there is more work to do, we are turning around police recruitment.”
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb APM said this class demonstrated a major turning point in recruitment for the NSW Police Force.
"It's the biggest class in 11 years with more than 300 recruits marching off the parade ground, which is a milestone in our campaign to boost the ranks,” Commissioner Webb said.
"Based on the weekly average, the number of applications has increased by 70 percent since November 2023 when I announced the new payment scheme for all recruits.
"Many of our new probationary officers would not be here today to reach their dream of becoming a police officer without that wage.”
Commissioner Webb said she was enormously proud that there had also been a spike in women joining the force.
"Since November 2023, we have seen a 33 percent increase from female applicants which is a critical addition to the force,” she said.
A new recruitment initiative aimed at attracting top-performing athletes to the NSW Police Force has also been launched.
The Elite Athlete Recruitment Program provides athletes with a flexible, supported pathway into policing while continuing their athletic careers.
They will benefit from flexible work arrangements which will allow them to continue to train and compete.
More than 25 athletes from various sports have already been identified as potential applicants, with one probationary constable attesting today who will benefit from the new program.
