Community safety

Your safety is a priority. Council works in partnership with groups and agencies throughout the region to increase community safety by providing practical information and targeted resources.

Council focuses on key areas of community safety that:

1. are important in the Clarence Valley, and 
2. it is able to have an effect on.

Planning for safety

The Clarence Valley Crime Prevention Strategy 2012-2017 is currently in place, and will be reviewed shortly.

NSW Police - You can get more information on Crime Prevention from the NSW Police.

Neighbourhood Watch - there is one Neighbourhood Watch Group in the Clarence Valley - Yamba/Maclean. You can contact your local Police Station for up-to-date contacts for this group.

Contact Dan Griffin, Community Services Coordinator, for more information: 02 6645 0231 or email dan.griffin@clarence.nsw.gov.au.

You can also find more information on:

• The Home Secure Project to help you feel safer in your home
• Alcohol Free Zones (AFZs) and Alcohol Prohibited areas