Minutes of the Crime Prevention Working Group held on Monday 24 February 2020.

 

 

 

APOLOGIES

 

Simone Jolley                                Department of Justice

Dr Joe McGirr                                Member for Riverina

Troy Trgetaric                                General Manager Wagga Base Hospital

Peter Thompson                           General Manager Wagga Wagga City Council

Cr Paul Funnell                             Wagga Wagga City Council

 

 

PRESENT

 

Andrew Stockman                        Department of Premier and Cabinet

Adrian Telfer                                  NSW Police, Wagga Wagga Local Area Command

Bob Noble                                      NSW Police, Wagga Wagga Local Area Command

Jenene McGrath                           Department of Education

Brad Wotton                                   Communities and Justice

Jye Ryan                                        Mission Australia

Mayor, Cr Greg Conkey              Wagga Wagga City Council

Cr Kerry Pascoe                           Wagga Wagga City Council

Cr Tim Koschel                             Wagga Wagga City Council

Colin Taggart                                 Neighbourhood Watch

Saba Nabi                                      Community Member

Justin Busuttil                               Community Member

Thomas Gardiner                          Community Member

Kat van der Wijngaart                  Community Member

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

Janice Summerhayes                  Director Community

Madeleine Scully                          Manager Community Services

Lisa Saffery                                   Social Planning Coordinator

Dianne Wright                               Land and Real Property Coordinator

Michelle Castle                             Minute Taker

 

 

The meeting of the Crime Prevention Working Group commenced at 1:00pm.

Acknowledgement Of Country

I would like to Acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this Land, on which this meeting takes place and to pay my respects to Elders past and present.

 

Confirmation of Minutes

CM-1         Crime Prevention Working Group - 25 November 2019

 

Recommendation:

                        On the Motion of Councillor K van der Wijngaart and T Gardiner

That the Minutes of the proceedings of the Crime Prevention Working Group Meeting held on 25 November 2019 be confirmed as a true and accurate record.

 

CARRIED

Declarations Of Interest

No declarations of interest received.

Presentation by mission australia

Jye Ryan, Program Manager, Mission Australia delivered a verbal presentation on the program “Youth on Track” and provided information on the project.

Reports

RP-1          PEDESTRIAN LANEWAY CLOSURE PETITION - BANDERA AVENUE, GLENFIELD PARK

 

Recommendation:

                        On the Motion of Councillor T Koschel and K van der Wijngaart

Recommendation

That the Crime Prevention Working Group:

a       note the receipt of the petition for closure of the pedestrian laneway in Bandera Place, Glenfield Park

b       defer any decision concerning closure of the pedestrian laneway until the full laneway review report is completed for 25 May 2020

c       receive information in the report in b) that considers physical treatments to address crime and antisocial activities 

 

CARRIED

 

RP-2          Priorities for consideration for the Crime Prevention Working Group

 

Recommendation:

                        On the Motion of K van der Wijngaart and Councillor T Koschel

That the Crime Prevention Working Group:

a       receive and note the report

b        focus on the three identified priority areas of which align with Council’s adopted Crime Prevention Plan 2017-2021 being:

i      Priority 1 – Neighbourhood and home security

ii     Domestic Violence

iii    Youth Crime

c     invite representatives from NSW Department of Communities and Justice to present at the next Crime Prevention Working Group meeting on the new Re-offending Prevention Program for Wagga Wagga

 

CARRIED

 

RP-3          Report on abandoned social housing properties

 

Recommendation:

                        On the Motion of S Nabi and Councillor T Koschel

That the Crime Prevention Working Group:

a       receive and note the report

b       Communities and Justice to invite Department of Housing Tenancy Manager to the next Crime Prevention Working Group meeting.

 

CARRIED

 

BUSINESS WITH NOTICE

 

1.    Frequency and Timings of Meetings

Within the Crime Prevention Working Group Terms of Reference the Working Group is to meet quarterly, or as determined by the Working Group.

 

It was agreed by the working group to meet bi monthly from 12 noon to 2pm. The meetings will be held on the following dates;

 

·         Monday 20 April 2020

·         Monday 22 June 2020

·         Monday 31 August 2020

 

GENERAL BUSINESS AROUND THE TABLE

 

Working Group Members Around the Table

1.    Kat van der Wijngaart asked for clarification on Wagga Youth Interagency Groups. It was advised that Wagga Youth Interagency is non-government and government organisations that meet once a month to look at resources, programs, youth disadvantage focus areas and gaps in youth services in Wagga Wagga.

 

2.    Kat van der Wijngaart advised that the Attorney General’s Department has a funding program that can be accessed with a Crime Prevention Strategy in place.

 

Action: Council’s Social Planner to investigate the Attorney General’s funding program to clarify if this is still available for adopted Crime Prevention plans and advise back at the next meeting.

 

3.    Kat van der Wijngaart would like an item included in Council news, on Council’s social media page on the Crime Prevention Working Group.

 

Action: Council’s Communication and Engagement team to implement.

 

4.    Saba Naba discussed the lack of multilingual resources available on domestic violence.

 

Action: Council’s Social Planning team to follow up with NSW Department of Health and/or other relevant organisations.

 

Wagga Wagga Local Area Command Update

Wagga Wagga Local Area Command provided an update on trending crime rates and the new High Visibility team that has commenced in Wagga Wagga with five police officers.

NEW BUSINESS WITH NOTICE

 

1.    Kat van der Wijngaart requested Council to invite a representative from PCYC to attend the next Crime Prevention Working Group meeting to discuss Youth at Risk programs.

 

Action: Council’s Social Planner to invite a representative from PCYC.

 

2.    Thomas Gardiner put forward the following motion;

 

I’m calling for a sub-committee of the Crime Prevention Working Group to be put in place by the Wagga Wagga City Council with no more than 4-6 members to physically approach residents of high crime rated areas and discuss ideas, thoughts and actions they wish to take or would like to share with either the Wagga Wagga City Council or the Wagga Wagga Crime Prevention Group.

 

Action: This motion was taken on notice to be discussed at the next Crime Prevention Working Group meeting.

 

 

NEXT MEETING:

 

Monday 20 April 2020 at 12 noon.

 

 

The Crime Prevention Working Group rose at 2:24pm.