Just squeezed one last link in before the end of the year – a pdf to download from the NSW Police website: ‘Understanding E-Bike Rules in NSW’. We’ve added it to the Drivers and Cyclists page. Please stay safe and ride responsibly!
Neighbourhood Watch NSW Inc covers all the registered local NHW groups in the NSW State, whether face-to-face in the community or online, eg on Facebook. We are run by volunteers and our aim is to educate residents in crime prevention for all types of crime - from homes to identity theft, cars to cyber-bullying, you name it, who or what! Please contact us if you need help. We welcome new volunteers! NHWNSW2024@gmail.com
Adjusted our Business page to include ‘Ajust’
A new start-up called Ajust says it empowers consumers to win, by making it effortless to get heard and resolve issues with any Australian business. “Had a bad experience? We’ll help you draft your complaint, send it to the business, and stay on it until you get a response.”
They list:
- Make a complaint
- Get a refund
- Return an item
- Cancel a subscription
- Report a service outage
- Claim a warranty
- Request a price match
Why not take a look? Ajust.com.au
Where can we get those lights we’ve seen at the entrance to people’s driveways?
At community events we are often asked about the lights at the entrance of a driveway. The lights are often green or blue. These lights are helpful when returning home at night and you need to see where the driveway is. They are called ‘outdoor stud road safety markers’. The ones we’ve seen are solar-powered, charging during the day and coming on automatically at night. Best to get the heavy-duty ones that are designed to be strong and shock-resistant – meaning trucks can run over them without doing any damage. There is no rule covering them. However, we suggest you don’t choose blue, because that colour has been used in the past to indicate fire hydrants, or is used by the police.
For those who are interested, we’ve included a link of a typical product on our ‘HOMES’ page.
NOTE: Neighbourhood Watch cannot endorse any product or service. You must do your own research.
How could we miss this link?
Service NSW has a search function, ‘Check a vehicle registration’. If residents see a possibly-dumped car, it easy to enter the registration number and see if the vehicle is unregistered. A call to the local police may be in order. There is a penalty for parking an unregistered vehicle on a road or road-related area for more than 15 days.
You can check a vehicle’s registration details online. A free registration check includes:
- the registration expiry date
- whether the registration is suspended or cancelled
- any registration restrictions
- any registration concessions (additional charges that might apply when transferred to a new owner)
- the compulsory third party (CTP) insurance provider and policy expiry date
- the past three odometer readings (if applicable).
Please see the Drivers & Cyclists page.
Mental Health Update
For those in your community who may need support, these services may help:
Transcultural Mental Health Line,
Beyond Blue,
1800RESPECT,
13YARN and
MensLine Australia.
The above organisations have all been added to our Contact List page. Please take care of yourself and each other, because we are all stronger together.
WatchOut! 