Briagolong Police Station

Victoria Police has a long history of policing and protecting the community. Victoria Police was established in 1853 and provides policing services to the Victorian community 24 hours a day. We work every day to keep all Victorians safe.

Our services include:

• responding to calls for assistance in matters of personal and public safety, emergencies, and serious incidents
• preventing crime through a range of proactive community safety programs
• detecting and investigating offences and bringing to justice those responsible for committing them
• providing a visible presence within the community and at major events
• supporting the judicial process to achieve efficient and effective court case management, providing safe custody for alleged offenders, supporting victims, and ensuring fair and equitable treatment of victims and offenders
• providing professional prosecution services to support judicial proceedings
• assisting coroners with their investigations into deaths and fires, and support to our members who are investigating matters on behalf of coroners
• managing and coordinating major emergency responses with other agencies
• promoting safe road-user behaviour
• conducting private security and firearms licensing
• conducting national police record and fingerprint checks.

The East Gippsland Police District (known as District 'N') was formed in 1947 when a restructure of districts saw the Gippsland district divided into the Gippsland and East Gippsland districts.

Sale, which had been the headquarters of the Gippsland Police District, became headquarters of the East Gippsland Police District.

The district's divisions and police stations were as follows:

No. 1 Division, Sale:
Stations at Briagolong, Cowwarr, Heyfield, Lindenow, Maffra, Rosedale, Sale, Strathford.
No. 2 Division, Bairnsdale:
Stations at Bairnsdale, Benambra, Bendoc, Bruthen, Buchan, Cann River, Lakes Entrance, Omeo, Orbost, Swifts Creek 

By 1968, Bairnsdale had been appointed as headquarters for the district with the divisions and stations as follows:

No. 1 Division, Bairnsdale:
Stations at Bairnsdale, Benambra, Bendoc, Bruthen, Buchan, Cann River, Lakes Entrance, Omeo, Orbost, Swifts Creek.
No 2 Division, Sale:
Stations at Briagolong, Heyfield, Lindenow, Maffra, Rosedale, Sale, Stratford.

By 1992, redrawing of police districts saw much of Gippsland and East Gippsland districts combined to form "Q" District, with East Gippsland largely falling in the Bairnsdale Division.