Internal communications are often left behind in workplaces. This week on GovComms, contentgroup CEO, David Pembroke, sat down with a local internal communications expert. Our guest this week is the Team Leader for Change and Communications at ACT Policing, Andrew Babington. They discuss the new $34m Police Services model, which sees ACT Policing taking a system-wide approach to crime prevention, disruption and response. Andrew talks us through how he is rolling out this program on the inside - helping police stay informed and stay connected. Andrew has over 10 years’ experience in journalism and government communication. He’s worked for Fairfax as a photojournalist and in the Indigenous affairs and social services sectors as a communications manager. He has led communication strategies for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 Federal Budgets, Enterprise Agreement bargaining for the Public Service’s largest workforce and was the communications adviser on the Parliamentary Enquiry in to ‘Robo-Debt’. He is also currently sitting as Non-Executive Board Director of Communications for the Youth Coalition of The ACT. Discussed in this episode: Adopting internal communication strategies Communication and implementation of the new Police Services Model Working with partners to deliver targeted messages How to effectively engage with communities