Tourism Western Australia, has signed a deal to fund the 2018 Australasian Police and Emergency Games, to be held in Mandurah from October 28 to November 3, 2018.
The biennial Australasian Police and Emergency Games is a seven-day, multi-discipline sporting event for serving, retired and volunteer members of eligible police and emergency service agencies. Western Australia last hosted the event in 2004.
It is anticipated the 2018 event, which involves more than 50 individual and team sports, will attract about 2,000 visitors from outside the Peel region and generate about $2.5 million in visitor expenditure.
The event is open to competitors from Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands. Due to its close proximity to WA, competitors from Singapore will once again be invited to participate, along with those from Indonesia, Malaysia and Hong Kong who will be invited to compete for the first time.
The Australasian Police and Emergency Games, organised by WA Police, is supported by the State Government through Tourism WA’s Regional Events Program.
Tourism Minister Paul Papalia said events such as this were important for increasing visitation to Western Australia’s regional areas, which had significant economic benefits.