Safety is being boosted in Brisbane’s suburbs with the roll out of 26 new mobile safety cameras.
The new cameras are part of the Lord Mayor’s Safer Suburbs initiative which was a commitment made by Cr Schrinner and his team at the election.
All 26 wards will receive a new mobile safety camera which will rotate to crime hotspots based on community and police feedback.
The cameras are solar powered and can operate for six days without any sunlight.
These state-of-the-art cameras will feed into Council’s 24/7 security centre, with automatic notifications for unusual behaviour such as a group of people in a suburban park in the early hours of the morning.
These cameras are in addition to the existing network of more than 3800 fixed safety cameras.
CCTV cameras have proven successful in deterring and prosecuting people for a range of offences including anti-social behaviour, theft, illegal dumping and vandalism.
As part of the Lord Mayor’s Safer Suburbs Initiative 69 Safer Suburbs Grants for local sports and community clubs have been awarded.
New fixed CCTV cameras have also been installed at Tinchi Tamba Reserve, Bald Hills, and many other locations throughout Brisbane.
