WatchOut!

We thought it was time to put a page especially for this Covid Pandemic, in order to give you the most important links to the correct information out there.

It’s not just about connecting you to the Public Health Orders & Restrictions to prevent crime. It’s about ensuring the whole community feels safe and secure, especially the vulnerable, aged, or socially isolated residents in our community. That may include people’s mental health; a difficult subject for many. Look after yourselves, and please look out for your neighbours!

Neighbourhood Watch receives many questions, suggestions and comments via our website and weekly eNewsletter. This week’s was:

Would anyone be able to recommend a service that could advise on home security? I would like to make my home safer and perhaps there are professionals in this area?

Our reply was:

Happy New Year 2020 and Happy New Lunar Year of the rat! Thank you to those who keep sending us suggestions – please keep them coming. A few new links have been added:

DRIVERS & CYCLISTS PAGE:
Service NSW – Report unsafe driving practices (eg to report unsafe and/or medically unfit drivers)
Roads & Maritime Services – Hoons – information page on street racing and other ‘hoon’ offences.
Text “[Phone Hornsby Police Station 9476 9799 to report hoon behaviour happening in your neighbourhood]”

FIRES & ENVIRONMENT PAGE:
NSW RFS Reporting Page – to report lit cigarette butts thrown from a car

ID THEFT PAGE:
ID Theft Blackout Roller – a product example, to protect you from Identity Theft

FRAUD PAGE:
ACNC – Australian Charities & Not-for-profits Commission – to verify a charity is in fact a charity via a search of the ACMC Charity Register

Our local Crime Prevention Officer is giving a presentation this month to senior drivers. This is a good time for us to check the links in our Seniors and Drivers/Cyclists pages. Yes – some great pdfs to view or download!

‘A Guide to Older Driver Licensing‘
‘On the Road 65Plus – Staying Safe and Independent’ and
‘Staying on the Move with Dementia’.

This week we have had volunteers checking and correcting broken links. Thanks to Wal and Jack in particular 🙂

We have also included some fresh text on the Drivers & Cyclists page to show how the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) has 4 reasons to check a new car:

1. Is it free from debt?
2. Has it been written off?
3. Has the vehicle been recalled?
4. Is it reported as stolen?

What secrets could a used car be hiding?