This month we welcome Jon Munday and his family to Newman. Jon made the exciting move from Bunbury with his wife and four children and just last month took over from Mark Fleskens as the Senior Sergeant – Officer in Charge at the Newman Police Station.
Jon has been a police officer for 30 years and is excited to return to the Pilbara, having previously worked in South Hedland, Karratha, Wickam and Kununurra. He and his family love living in the region and appreciate the warmer weather Newman offers, especially compared to Bunbury! We sat down with jon to find out a little more about him.
What is your favourite food?
Chinese and Italian
What are some of your favourite hobbies?
I love getting outdoors, going fishing and camping.
I recently had the opportunity to go onto Martu country, be shown the waterholes, and meet the Martu people.
I would love to give my kids this opportunity too.
How has the WA Police Approached Innovation?
In the last 10 years the WA Police has really come into the 21st century. We now have instant access to information and mobility of technology. We can pull up data on people and jobs straight away and can radio the Police Control Centre from anywhere in the state at any time.
Of course, these changes require big investment in
critical infrastructure to support the technology.
What are you most looking forward to about Newman?
I can’t wait to get down to Night Fields football on a Thursday night and I hope my kids will join in too.
