Ms JENNY AITCHISON (Maitland)—On April 14 2022 a NSW Police Guard of Honour formed as part of the celebration of Sergeant Maurice Towers' 49 years of service to the NSW Police and our community. In 1972 Maurice, aged 19, joined the Force as a probationary constable in Sydney. He served his communities across periods spent in Sydney, Coffs Harbor and Bowraville, rising to the rank of Sergeant. A relocation in 1994 to Maitland allowed our community to benefit from his vast experience and broad range of skills. Over half a century he has supported people across the state through some of our lowest points such as the Bowraville Murders, and some of our most celebratory – such as the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Sergeant Towers is indeed woven into the life of Maitland. I thank him very deeply for his 49 years of serving the people of NSW and the almost three decades serving our Maitland community. I wish him the very best as he sets out to travel around our vast land with his wife and relishes time with his family. Thanks to Meg Francis and Jonathon Carroll from the Newcastle Herald for their wonderful coverage of Maurice's career.