Alison Martin

Alison is currently the Senior Public Information Officer at South Australia Police.

With a background in media management, Alison has responsibility for the strategic media and social media response for the police service. She has extensive experience in Public Information Officer roles during emergencies, including police incidents, bushfires, the COVID-19 pandemic, storms and floods. She has been deployed to bushfires in Queensland, New South Wales and most notably British Columbia during the 2017 wildfires. 

Most recently she managed the development of a Multi Agency Public Information Course and is one of the lead facilitators. The three day course ensures participants have a consistent approach to the distribution of public information during emergencies, no matter the Control Agency.