Western Australia Police Pipe Band
| Western Australia Police Pipe Band | |
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| Established | 1966 |
| Location | Perth |
| Grade | 1 |
| Pipe major | James Murray |
| Drum major | Ian Stewart |
| Drum sergeant | Gareth McLees |
| Tartan | Napier |
| Website | wapol |
The Western Australia Police Pipe Band is a Grade 1 pipe band based in Perth, Western Australia and associated with the Western Australia Police.
The original Western Australia Police Band was a brass band between 1902 and 1925.
The WA Police Pipe Band, now commonly known as WAPOL, was formed in 1966.
The band won the Grade 2 title at the World Pipe Band Championships in 1998, and was promoted to Grade 1 at the end of the season.
At the World Championships in 2004 the band qualified for the final and came 11th overall.
As of August 2016[update], the WA Police Pipe Band are the current Australian and South Pacific Grade 1 champions, having won this biennial national competition in 2012 and 2014 and are also the reigning WA Grade 1 Champions.
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