Simon Hutchings remembers his first day as a police officer. Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content He was 18 and a half and excited to put on the uniform. “It was Anzac Day, 1983 at Wangaratta.” “I sort of walked in the door that morning going, all right, here we go. “I was nervous.” More than 40 years later, he’s a leading senior constable with Victoria Police and the sole officer at the Dookie Police Station.