Tasmania Police Museum

05/04/2026

Due to other commitments, unfortunately the Tasmania Police Museum will not be open on Easter Tuesday (7 April 2026). We hope you all had an enjoyable long weekend with family and friends.

24/03/2026

To add a bit of context as to how the Museum Team got the Museum assets to the Devonport Motor Show, here is the story of the VF Commodore (ex Western Traffic). When Darren Hine was Commissioner, he purchased this car at lease expiration (a great move) as it was a fine example of one of the last Australian built police cars. The Commodore spent some time in the National Automobile Museum 2018-19, but afterwards its use was limited and the car was stored in the old Patrick Street Police Garage for a short time, which became a longer time. The registration ran out in August 2019 and that was that !!.......Until....a quiet cohort of Museum members did some homework as to the status of the car, then 4 weeks ago armed with a battery, some fuel injection cleaner and some fresh fuel got the old Commodore running. It had at least a half inch of dust (poetic license) over it. After a few weeks at Motors for new fluids, tyres and a look over it was certified as being roadworthy, and duly registered the Tuesday before the Motor Show. Being adorned with a tow bar, it was used to tow the bike trailer to Devonport and back. Its not that historic yet, but in time it will be, it is a very nice example of a Holden Commodore.

24/03/2026

The Tasmania Police Museum were very active in the lead up to the Searoad Devonport Motor Show. As a result of the hard work put in by the Museum team, the Museum's HZ Kingswood, VF Commodore, and two of the Museum's motorbikes were driven/towed to Devonport for the Motor Show. Here is an assortment of photos of the Museum display, which was well attended by interested souls throughout the day.

24/03/2026

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29/09/2025

National Police Remembrance Day

28/09/2025

22/09/2025

Courtesy of Pulse Tasmania - published Thu September 18, 2025.

Lovingly restored 1978 Kingswood returns to Tasmania Police fleet

A lovingly restored 1978 Holden Kingswood has rolled back into Tasmania Police’s fleet, more than four decades after it last prowled the roads around the rural town of Carrick.
The white HZ sedan was handed over to Hobart Technical College in 1979 when it was retired from active duty. Since then, hundreds of apprentice mechanics have tinkered with it as part of
their training.
Now, after an painstaking restoration by TasTAFE staff and local tradies in Devonport, the classic cruiser is ready to turn heads once again.
North-east Inspector Grant Twining, who also runs the Tasmania Police Historical Group, believes the restored Kingswood will be a real crowd-pleaser.
“We’ve got a retired sergeant who was once the constable at Carrick who we are going to have to hold back with chains from getting in it, because it was his car,” Twining said.
The car clocked up just 40,000 kilometres during its working life, all behind the wheel of then-First Class Constable Steve Harrop.
When police commissioner Max Robinson loaned it to the tech college in 1979, few would have imagined it would return in such pristine condition more than 40 years later.
TasTAFE staff could have scrapped it when they decided it was past its use-by date in 2019. Instead, they saw an opportunity to give something back.
The restoration involved rebuilding the six-cylinder engine and three-speed column shift gearbox – complete with period-correct hubcaps and that distinctive white duco.
“It’s going to get a lot of attention, not just within the police environment because it was a police car, but there are historic car clubs in the community that will take a great interest in this car because it represents a certain picture in time,” Twining said.
The Kingswood will now head to Hobart for its final makeover of period appropriate emergency lights and police signage to complete the authentic 1970s look.
The restored patrol car will then take its place in the Tasmania Police Museum.

01/07/2025

The Tasmania Police Museum will be closed on Tuesday 8 July 2025 due to the unavailability of volunteers. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

The Museum will be open as usual from Tuesday 15 July 2025, 9 am to 12 midday.

14/01/2025

Police Search and Rescue early 1970's- if only we had Range Rovers in the police vehicle fleet today!

14/01/2025

Newspaper advertising for future police cadets and adult recruits - circa early 1970's

21/10/2024

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