In this 'interesting conversation,' Emma talks with Charlie Morton, Executive Director Media, Communications & Engagement at Victoria Police.

Charlie talks us through his career starting as a journalist in the UK and his time working as the Chief Press Officer for the UK Ministry of Defence, before moving to Australia in 2009.

Charlie talks through the overall approach to Media & Comms, and the focus on Community Engagement, before talking about how the media landscape has changed in recent years due to Social Media, and how this affects a role like his.

We also talk about the unique challenges faced over the last couple of years due to the pandemic, and how Victoria Police and his department specifically have dealt with this.

Charlie also gives his advice on how to deal with a crisis situation from a Comms perspective, in addition to some boarder thoughts around building teams and what he's learnt thus far in this career.

Given the huge focus on policing in Victoria generally but more specifically over the last couple of years, we hope that this episode with give you some interesting insights, into managing such a high profile comms team.