This week we had a great guest speaker, Josh Langelaan, Victorian Police Inspector. Josh is the local Commander for the Manningham Area in the Eastern Regions of Melbourne. He shared with us a number of key statistics on crime rates across the Eastern Region, These included, theft from homes, family violence, theft from cars and personal safety. While there were a number of incidents in Manningham, and as Josh stressed the Police aways want these numbers to be lower, we are amongst the lowest of the 20 or so locations in the Eastern Region.
The key incidents were theft from homes and cars, and unfortunately a lot of these are avoidable as they involved unlocked home and car doors - they are opportunistic. Josh spoke about the local Safety Committee and how it works. We will make enquiries about joining this committee as a member or an observer, so we can obtain further information, that can be used by our Community Health and Welfare Committee. It was a very interesting evening with active Q&A from the 33 members and guests present.
Next week we have a social evening at the Templestowe Hotel. Its a great opportunity to catch up with other members. Make sure you register on time to attend.
A reminder that all our members need to have a Working with Children Check. We have a number of active projects involving children. If you haven't had the chance to get your free Volunteer WWC, the link below takes you to the sight.
https://service.vic.gov.au/find-services/work-and-volunteering/working-with-children-check;
Have a great week,
From: Co-Presidents B & B.