❓ Mrs Roberts questions the Minister for Police about alleged funding cuts and restructuring of Neighbourhood Watch, including the potential loss of coordinators and resources. The Minister denies these claims, stating the government supports Neighbourhood Watch and is modernising its approach with digital resources.
AnsweredQoN 722Legislative Assembly
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NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH — FUNDING
722. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the Minister for Police:
(1) Is the minister aware of the
great work done by Neighbourhood Watch?
(2) Why has the
minster's government slowly but surely taken funding and resources away
from Neighbourhood Watch?
(3) Why has the
minister agreed to a plan that will see area coordinators sacked, street
captains sacked and no newsletters or other material produced for Neighbourhood
Watch kids?
722. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the Minister for Police:
(1) Is the minister aware of the
great work done by Neighbourhood Watch?
(2) Why has the
minster's government slowly but surely taken funding and resources away
from Neighbourhood Watch?
(3) Why has the
minister agreed to a plan that will see area coordinators sacked, street
captains sacked and no newsletters or other material produced for Neighbourhood
Watch kids?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(3) I
thank the member for this question, which I am sure has come out of the
Neighbourhood Watch conference that was held last weekend. WA Police convened a
meeting with Neighbourhood Watch. That meeting was convened around supporting
Neighbourhood Watch into the future. I stand 100 per cent behind the great work
that those community volunteers for Neighbourhood Watch do in our communities.
They are a tremendous resource to our police officers.
Mrs
M.H. Roberts : Why are you sacking them?
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : I am addressing part of the member for Midland's
question. WA Police support Neighbourhood Watch to the tune of $75 000 and one
fulltime equivalent to help coordinate those committees. The committees come
from the communities. The member asked about police, sackings and volunteers. I
do not quite know how the police can sack volunteers. I understand that the
volunteers are still part of the Neighbourhood Watch committees. What that
meeting was about and what WA Police are working towards is empowering the
Neighbourhood Watch committees with better resources such as Facebook, Twitter
and use of the WA Police website.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Maylands, I formally call you to order for the first
time today. Member for Armadale, I call you to order for the first time today.
Members, I simply want to hear the answer to the question the member for
Midland has asked. I do not want to hear other voices.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : Along with WA Police, we are looking at modernising the
Neighbourhood Watch model, giving Neighbourhood Watch additional resources and
training its members in how to use the police website, and at how we can better
fit-out the police website to fit in with the Neighbourhood Watch objectives. I
want to put it on the record loudly and clearly that I support 100 per cent the
efforts of Neighbourhood Watch. It does tremendous work in our community. I
would not support any move by WA Police to try to disconnect from the
Neighbourhood Watch communities. My office has been in conversation with the
commissioner today, and we are on the same page on this one.
thank the member for this question, which I am sure has come out of the
Neighbourhood Watch conference that was held last weekend. WA Police convened a
meeting with Neighbourhood Watch. That meeting was convened around supporting
Neighbourhood Watch into the future. I stand 100 per cent behind the great work
that those community volunteers for Neighbourhood Watch do in our communities.
They are a tremendous resource to our police officers.
Mrs
M.H. Roberts : Why are you sacking them?
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : I am addressing part of the member for Midland's
question. WA Police support Neighbourhood Watch to the tune of $75 000 and one
fulltime equivalent to help coordinate those committees. The committees come
from the communities. The member asked about police, sackings and volunteers. I
do not quite know how the police can sack volunteers. I understand that the
volunteers are still part of the Neighbourhood Watch committees. What that
meeting was about and what WA Police are working towards is empowering the
Neighbourhood Watch committees with better resources such as Facebook, Twitter
and use of the WA Police website.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Maylands, I formally call you to order for the first
time today. Member for Armadale, I call you to order for the first time today.
Members, I simply want to hear the answer to the question the member for
Midland has asked. I do not want to hear other voices.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : Along with WA Police, we are looking at modernising the
Neighbourhood Watch model, giving Neighbourhood Watch additional resources and
training its members in how to use the police website, and at how we can better
fit-out the police website to fit in with the Neighbourhood Watch objectives. I
want to put it on the record loudly and clearly that I support 100 per cent the
efforts of Neighbourhood Watch. It does tremendous work in our community. I
would not support any move by WA Police to try to disconnect from the
Neighbourhood Watch communities. My office has been in conversation with the
commissioner today, and we are on the same page on this one.
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