BUDGET CONSTRAINTS HAVE MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNES POLICE DEPARTMENT TO KEEP UP WITH THE GROWING NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. CURRENTLY, THE DEPARTMENT HAS A NEED OF NIGHT VISION GOGGLES, THERMAL MONOCULARS AND BALLISTIC LEVEL SHIELDS. WITH FUNDING THROUGH THIS GRANT, THE PURCHASE OF THIS EQUIPMENT WILL ALLOW FOR IMPROVED FUNCTIONALITY FOR OUR OFFICERS AND THE COMMUNITY.