New eyes on crime in central Geelong

NEW SURVEILLANCE cameras are watching for crime in central Geelong.
Geelong’s council has used a $110,000 grant from the Department of Justice to install six more of the cameras to its central city network.
Central Geelong Taskforce chair and councillor Michelle Heagney said the area now had 38 cameras after beginning with six cameras in 2004.
“We now have better coverage and better images,” she said.
“And it’s thanks to these cameras that the police have not only been able to identify and prosecute offenders, but intervene and prevent crimes before they happen.”
Cr Heagney said the expansion of the camera network would make people feel safer on the streets.
“I want to increase the number of people living in the city, making it a safer, more vibrant, mixed use space.
“Over the next 14 years our goal is to more than double the number of people living and studying in central Geelong.”
“These people need to feel safe. It’s reassuring to know there’s a pair of eyes at the Police station keeping watch over our streets.”