A QUEENSLAND council has thanked the federal government for its $1 million investment in helping to improving its community security.
Moreton Bay Regional Council, located north of Brisbane, secured funding through the federal government to extend the coverage of the region’s CCTV network and upgrade lighting at Kaloween Park, Kippa-Ring.
Mayor Allan Sutherland says the Safer Suburbs Project will deliver fixed surveillance cameras in five key locations across the Moreton Bay region, in addition to roving CCTV units.
"This is a sound, worthwhile investment in the safety of one Australia's fastest growing regions and will give police the hard evidence they need to prosecute the perpetrators of crime and anti-social behaviour in public places," the Mayor says.
"I sincerely thank the Federal Government for their investment in the public security of this region."
According to Moreton Bay Council, 16 CCTV cameras will be rolled out in the region based on examining 66 locations across 35 suburbs to identify priority areas.
“The extension of council’s CCTV network will deliver permanent monitoring of the Strathpine CBD for the first time, expand coverage of the Redcliffe Seaside Village precinct, as well as Caboolture’s town centre to James Street, Morayfield Road, King Street and Mathew Terrace,” Mayor Sutherland says.
“In Redcliffe alone over the past year there have been 52 formal requests from police for video footage to support criminal investigations and prosecutions.”
Moreton Bay Regional Council has awarded a tender for the supply, installation and maintenance of new security cameras, which are expected to be operational by the end of October 2010.
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