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VICTORIA POLICE PUTS CRIME ONLINE |
A new online news site will keep communities informed of crime in their local neighbourhood and policing issues impacting their lives, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Simon Overland recently announced.
He said he hoped the regular release of crime statistics will make communities aware of what is happening in their local area so they can take preventative measures.
“We know that a majority of people access the internet both at home and at work. Education is very important. If community members can see and learn what types of crimes are being committed in their backyard, they can work with police in preventing these crimes,” Mr Overland said.
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State Honours Nomination Forms 2009 |
Nominations are now invited for the following Neighbourhood Watch State Honours:
- State Award of Honour
- State Award of Appreciation
- David Lentin Memorial Award
- State Newsletter Award
The Rules and Judging Criteria for each Award are available for downloading, together with Nomination Forms in two formats:
- An on-line form to be filled in and submitted as an attachment to an email
- A hard-copy to be printed and submitted by post
Nominations close at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, 23rd September, 2009.
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Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce 2009 |
Fraud Forum Gathers Experts to Slam Scams
Australians remain too complacent about the risk of fraud, despite losing an estimated $1 billion a year to scams, chair of the Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce Peter Kell, has warned.
Every year, one in 20 Australians fall victim to a scam.
“Most people know someone who has been scammed or lost money to fraud, but most people still don’t think it will happen to them, but anyone can be the target of a scam,” said Mr Kell.
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My local Neighbourhood Watch is? |
This is the Neighbourhood Watch Victoria Inc. website that covers the Neighbourhood Watch program that runs in Victoria, Australia.
For operational reasons, we break the state up into Regions and Divisions in line with the Victoria Police model.
Regions and Divisions consist of multiple Local Government Areas (LGA's). To determine your local Region and Division use the table below. All region titles and divisional titles will link off to their relevant information if clicked.
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2008 David Lentin Award & Newsletter Award Winners. |
The winning nominations for these important Awards are now available for download and perusal. Click on the links below to view this content. Adobe Acrobat Reader (or similar) will be needed to view these files. This is a free download available at www.adobe.com .
David Lentin Memorial Award -> David_Lentin_Award_08 745.06 Kb
Newsletter Award -> Newsletter_Award_08 627.28 Kb
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Neighbourhood Watch Victoria Inc. Style Guide & Logo use. |
The Neighbourhood Watch Victoria Inc. Style Guide can be downloaded and viewed by clicking the link below.
NHW Style Guide 2008 1.83 Mb
You will need Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Acrobat Reader (free download at www.adobe.com.au) to view the above file.
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Preventing Identity-Related Fraud |
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Identity-related fraud is a growing concern in Australia. Today it
is possible for some-one to obtain a range of identifying documents
and/or information through fraud, deception or theft. Completely false
documents can also be created using stolen personal information. These
documents can then be misused in order to profit at our expense. For
example, bank account details, date of birth and tax file numbers can
be used to take funds out of bank accounts or fraudulently apply for
loans.
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