Community Safety

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Spotted a “hoon”? Crime Stoppers is your place to report – head to Crimestoppers  or call 1800 333 000.

 

 

Forbes Neighbourhood Watch

Forbes Neighbourhood Watch is a community based non-profit scheme relying entirely on volunteers working together with the aim of minimising preventable crime, improving security and reporting crime activity. The Forbes Branch has been holding regular committee meetings with very positive outcomes and has been in operation in excess of 30 years.

Forbes Neighbourhood Watch has five objectives: 

  1. To encourage community participation in the NHW program
  2. To encourage a higher level of household, business and personal safety and security amongst NSW members
  3. To encourage crime prevention and work with the local community to reduce crime
  4. To encourage NHW members to report crime and suspicious activity to police 
  5. To encourage NHW members to build links between NHW program and the broader crime prevention and community safety environment 

Your current Neighbourhood Watch committee is as follows:

President:       Lyn Ward       0417 536 619   jaclyn1952@hotmail.com

Secretary:       Bruce Adams  0429 151 280   bmadams8@gmail.com 

Please contact any of the above members for further information or to volunteer as an Area Co-ordinator or Sponsor.

Volunteers enable Forbes Neighbourhood Watch to continue with the distribution of Newsletters and minor advertising - it is not government funded so any funds are most welcome. Your support is appreciated. 

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Forbes Hospital

Forbes Public hospital provide a range of services including acute care, Arthritis, Heart, Gastroenterology, General Medicine, General Surgery, Kidney Medicine, and Maternity. Find them here Forbes Hospital

 

 

Free Security Assessments

The Central West Police District offer free security assessments of homes, farms and businesses, within the Forbes Shire. A security assessment involves a police officer trained in Safer By Design principles visiting your home or business at a mutually convenient time, and identifying and discussing your current security measures and what could be improved. After the assessment, the police will discuss what was identified and also send you a letter with that information and recommendations to improve your security. There is no obligation and security assessments are free. It may be that you just want an idea on what security measures could be improved or you have a plan to improve your security and would like some input from police. Local police encourage members of the community to take up the offer of a free no-obligation security assessment.
Contact Details
Crime Prevention Officer - Parkes Police Station
Phone: 02 6862 9999