After a spree of burnouts across Griffith parks on the weekend, one resident is calling for more security at these valuable community hubs.
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Bernie Connellan wants to gauge community interest in setting up CCTV cameras in Ted Scobie Oval as a preventative measure to stop hoons enjoying a few minutes of fun at the cost of park users.
“If you go to the park on any given day, there are people walking their dogs, groups of elderly Sikhs gathering on the lawn, not to mention all the kids and their sporting activities held here,” Mr Connellan said.
“The preventative measure of having cameras in this oval would deter these hoons from tearing up the lawn in the future.”
Mr Connellan said the excellent care and maintenance of the oval by Council staff was amazing, and to see their hard work destroyed in this way was a shocking case of delinquent behavior.
He has initiated contact with Council to see if his idea of cameras could be a viable and achievable project, and asks for the Griffith community to have their say as well.
Inspector Nick Seddon said previously anyone who participated in these acts show a “lack of social conscience,” and asked anyone with information to come forward to catch those responsible before it happens again.
October last year saw the installation of 22 CCTV cameras in Griffith’s City Park, which has enabled police to continue to crack down on vandalism and graffiti in the area.
The $122k CCTV project in Griffith was an election pledge by Member for Farrer Sussan Ley through an ongoing commitment by the Australian Government to help build safe and secure communities, with the funding matched by Griffith City Council.
Council also hopes to receive funding to install CCTV at Griffith’s new skate park once construction is completed.
“This oval is, in my opinion, one of the great assets Griffith has to offer. We need to do something to make sure this doesn’t happen again,” Mr Connellan said.