Have Your Say: Community Safety in Golden Plains

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Council is encouraging all residents to participate in the Community Safety and Social Perceptions Survey to help Council ascertain the perception of crime, safety and social issues across Golden Plains. 

The survey is tailored to two age groups, young people aged between 12 and 25 years of age and community members aged 26 years and older, and is designed to capture the views, ideas and perspectives of the two different age cohorts and learn more about the needs and wants of local young people and their families and supporters.

Feedback from the survey will help guide Council’s Crime Prevention project to ensure the project aligns with the community’s needs. 

The Crime Prevention Project and is funded by a $299,000 grant from the Victorian Government’s Building Safer Communities program aims to improve community safety and address the causes of crime in Golden Plains. 

As part of the program, Council will deliver programs and workshops that aim to improve protective factors for young people. 
Golden Plains Shire Mayor Cr Brett Cunningham encourages all residents to complete the survey and have their say on community safety and social issues in Golden Plains.  

“The Community Safety and Social Perceptions survey will help Council understand the perception of crime, safety and social issues in Golden Plains in order to provide programs and services that meet the needs and wants of the community.  

“Council’s Crime Prevention Project aims to achieve positive outcomes and opportunities for young people in Golden Plains by building resilience and strengthening connections with education, employment and training pathways. 

“I would encourage all young people, young adults, parents, carers, guardians, teachers, volunteers, service providers, coaches and business owners to complete the survey and help create an improved future for young people in our community.”

The survey can be completed online at goldenplains.vic.gov.au/consultations or hard copies can be collected from Council’s Customer Hubs at 2 Pope Street, Bannockburn and 19 Heales Street, Smythesdale. 

Hard copies can be returned by email to [email protected] or by mail to Golden Plains Shire Council, PO Box 111, Bannockburn, VIC 3331 – marked ‘Community Safety and Social Perceptions Survey’.

The survey is now open and closes 5pm, Friday 9 December 2022. 
 

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