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Neighbourhood Watch Monash

Neighbourhood Watch Monash is administered by a LGA Committee which meets bi-monthly. Police representatives include our Monash Crime Prevention Officer S.C. Jo Pokiri, Sergeant Burnie Postma and the Monash Inspector or  representative.  

The committee also consists of NHW volunteers:

  • Graham Lawrence – Chair

  • John Ashton-Smith – Secretary

  • Len Walker – Treasurer

  • Merrin Collier – Minute Secretary

  • George Troynar - Web Editor

  • Joan Bungar – Monash eNews Editor  

  •  Kevin Tse and Joan Bungar - Facebook Editors

 

NHW Monash consists of 25 active areas which are administered by Area Managers and support volunteers. Around 700 volunteers working within Monash, hold regular meetings, produce newsletters and are involved in many community activities.

​Area Managers and their committee members also meet bi-monthly in a Sector Meeting which is a forum for these members to share ideas and organize NHW activities.  The Sector is managed by the same NHW volunteers that form the LGA Committee except that Dianne Chase is our Minute Secretary.

Please see  the Local Areas page for a listing of the meeting dates and places for the two Committees and the Local Areas, which also includes the names of, and contact details for, the Area Managers.

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You can also visit our Facebook page (#NHWMonash) for up-to-date information on our latest activities and Eyewatch - Monash Police Service Area Facebook page  (#EyeWatchMonash) for up-to-date information from Police .

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The Eyewatch Facebook page connects your local police with the community to help assist with:

  • Crime prevention

  • Neighbourhood safety

  • Solving crimes in your area

Eyewatch is currently operating in 54 regions around Victoria. With a combined following of over 347,000, the initiative is empowering Victorians to be active participants in making their community safer.

Your local Eyewatch will keep you up-to-date with community initiatives, safety and crime prevention information and general policing updates. Speak directly with your local police to be a part of the conversation.

Get involved by following your local Eyewatch page and sharing the information with your network - your local police are waiting to connect with you!

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Neighbourhood Watch  Monash and the Community

NHW supports the Police in their efforts to reduce crime.

Neighbourhood Watch is a community based crime prevention program aimed at reducing the incidence of preventable crime and creating safer communities. Members work with Police to promote crime prevention activities related to home and personal safety, work at community events and assist local police in encouraging the public to report suspicious behaviour.

Monash NHW is involved in the following specific programs of crime prevention.

Safe Plate Days

The program involves NHW volunteers replacing number plate screws with one-way security screws which make the theft of those plates difficult. Stolen plates are used by criminals to evade tolls, in petrol theft drive offs and in more aggressive and sometimes violent criminal activities.

Safe Plate Days are usually organised at Bunnings Stores and at Shopping Centres.

News of upcoming days are posted on the Events Page as are the reports of each of the days.

Please note that one-way security screws can also be obtained, free of charge, at any of the Police Stations in the Monash LGA – Glen Waverley, Mt Waverley, Oakleigh and Clayton.

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"HotSpot" Programs

"HotSpot" Programs

1. The distribution of pamphlets on Residential Burglary and Theft from Motor Vehicles.

This program involves targeted areas identified by the Police. New targeted areas are identified each month and a team of volunteers deliver Crime Prevention Pamphlets to those areas. Monash NHW Areas are rostered to provide volunteers each month.

2. The distribution of Business Kits and other residential information to targeted areas.

This program involves around 6-12 volunteers taken out in a small bus by SC Jo Pokiri, the Monash Crime Prevention Officer, to the targeted area where material will be distributed. Volunteers deliver for about one hour and then meet for a chat and a coffee at a local café.

Bicycle Patrols

Monash NHW has supported our local Police by purchasing two Avalanche Elite fully equipped bicycles. Police trained in the use of bicycles are able to patrol in areas not suitable for vehicles and as an effective alternative to foot patrols.

Bicycles are fitted with light sets, Echo computers, pumps and kick stands.

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