COMMUNITY SAFETY

In this section:

• NEW! Community Safety Awards
• Community Safety Action Plan
• Public Place CCTV System
• Safe City Taxi Rank
• Hoon Hotline
• Community Safety Month
• Designated Driver Program
• Preventing Violence Against Women.

Safety is an issue that concerns everyone in the community. It is not just an issue for Council or the Police. It's about everyone taking responsibility to ensure their personal environment is as secure and safe as possible, and working together to create a community that is inclusive, active and confident.

The purpose of a Community Safety Plan is to provide Council with a framework to guide decision making and its role in creating a safe community. The Community Safety Action Plan outlines a plan of action for the next five years that responds to priority issues identified by the community and key stakeholders. The outcome of the community engagement and participation process, analysis of public and key stakeholder findings and review of published evidence resulted in the development of six priority areas for action:

• Partnership
• Community Stregthening
• Urban Design for Safe and Healthy Environments
• Safer Roads, Access and Movement
• Alcohol Related Harm
• Family Violence Prevention

We urge all members of the community to join us in making our city safer, and take this opportunity to invite you to read and embrace the City of Ballarat Community Safety Action Plan Full and it's vision for making our community a premier regional safe city.