Inidgenous people looking to join the police force are getting a head start through a groundbreaking new program being run at Casino.
After completing her HSC, Goonellabah's Jodie Manton studied at certificate three in aged care at TAFE and worked in the industry until she was bitten by the police bug when her sister, Louise, enrolled to do the Indigenous Police Recruitment Our Way Delivery (IPROWD) course.
After completing her fifth week of the course, 20-year-old Jodie said she realised she had made the right choice to pursue an exciting career in which she could make a difference.
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