The City of Port Phillip Mayor, Councillor Alex Makin, joined Josh Burns, MP, Federal Member for Macnamara, on Monday 16th February to announce that the City of Port Phillip is partnering with the Australian Government to improve safety and security for community and local business.
The Federal Government has provided $1.5 million to increase public place CCTV across the City of Port Phillip through the installation of new systems in key retail precincts in Port Melbourne, Balaclava, and South Melbourne. Bay Street is included in the program. The new systems will complement the existing CCTV network across St Kilda which is currently being renewed by City of Port Phillip. The project will also include the purchase of a mobile CCTV trailer to provide additional surveillance in areas with increased antisocial behaviour. This new purchase follows an earlier purchase of a mobile CCTV trailer sought by BCNA in 2021.
Click/tap here for more details about the new CCTV program in the City of Port Phillip.