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Australia Day Honours 2007

Commanders Geoffrey Smith and Colin Little were recipients of the Australian Police Medal.

Commissioner Richard McCreadie congratulated both Commanders, saying they had demonstrated exemplary conduct over several decades.  “They are indeed worthy recipients of the Australian Police Medal and I commend them for their impressive work for Tasmania Police,” Mr McCreadie said. “They are a credit to this fine organisation, and the community is fortunate to have people of such calibre in the ranks of their police service.”

Commander G Smith                         Commander C Little

Commander Geoffrey Smith  

During a career spanning 27 years, Commander Smith has served in drug bureaux, CIB, prosecutions, and other positions, around the State.

Currently in charge of Human Resources, he has represented the department at national forums and is highly regarded interstate after his work on complex inquiries and his secondment to the Australian Institute of Police Management in New South Wales in 2002.

He was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to study police professionalism in 1992, was awarded the National Medal in 1994, and was presented with the Commissioner’s Medal for diligent and ethical service in 1999.

Commander Colin Little

Commander Little joined Tasmania Police 30 years ago, and is presently Commander of the Western District.  He has served in a variety of roles throughout the State, including CIB and State Intelligence Services.

Throughout his career, Commander Little has demonstrated a high level of professionalism and integrity, and has been involved in numerous complex criminal investigations.

He served with distinction interstate while on secondment to the Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service in 1994, and was awarded the National Police Medal and the Commissioner’s Medal for diligent and ethical service.

Australia Day Honours 2006