CCTV Mooroolbark

Success Story


2012

The CCTV has played a vital role in the Moorolbark Township.  Police have used CCTV as an efficient tool to deter and apprehend offenders in and around Main Street and Manchester Rd that has resulted in a significant drop in crime but also changed the social amenty of the area



In 2008 the Mooroolbark Traders and Community Group was successful in obtaining $150,000 Federal Government grant (Attorney Generals Dept) for a community and safety initiative to install CCTV in and around the Mooroolbark Railway Station and CBD.

This follows in the footsteps of the same successful initiative at Lilydale Railway Station and CBD. In the first twelve months reported crime dropped 77%. In about one month strategically placed CCTV will be mounted in and around the CBD and train station. It will be viewed in real time at the Mooroolbark Police Station. I have attached some photos of the Lilydale CCTV.

Your comments would be appreciated

Recently I went to the Mooroolbark Railway Station with Sergeant Richard Higgins (Mooroolbark Police) Geoff Pierce (secretary of the traders) and Brad Mayall (Director of Security Power) and discussed various locations for optimum viewing ability for the CCTV.

It's an exciting project and I am confident it will create a safe and positive environment around the town.

Brad, incidentally is the contractor responsible for the installation of the CCTV at Lilydale, Croydon, Boronia and Mt Evelyn.

On 31.10.2008 we received an initial payment from the Attorney Generals Dept Canberra, the Mooroolbark Lions and Bendigo Bank. We are underway, and installation will start shortly. The handing over of the cheques to the left was at Hookey Park and many thanks to Tony Smith our Federal member who was instrumental in us obtaining the funding (thanks Tony)