What are we proposing to do?

During our community and stakeholder engagement in 2022, we heard that strengthening community wellbeing and resilience is a priority for our community. Our draft Safer Communities Strategy and Policy aim to address the key issues raised under this theme.

The following table shows:

  • The main safety concerns identified by the community, and what you told us we can do to improve safety under this priority.
  • Our strategies - which provide direction for how we will work, and outline the areas we will focus on over the next 10 years to improve community safety.
  • Some of the initiatives and actions - which have a narrower focus and describe what we will do to deliver our strategies.

We invite you to review the below, and then let us know in our survey if we have got it right, or if there is something missing.

More more detail, please review the full draft of the Safer Communities Strategy and Policy.

What we heard

What you told us we can do to improve safety

Our strategies

What we know works

Initiatives

How we will deliver this

Actions

A selection of what we will do

Harms from alcohol and other drugs is of concern to young people, the LGBTQI+ community and community service organisations


Real and perceived fears of being a victim of crime, harassment, assault, theft (particularly women, young people, people with a disability, diverse groups)

2.1 Engage and support the community to practice safe and responsible behaviours to prevent harm and crime.



2.1a Deliver targeted crime prevention education and awareness initiatives to encourage safe and responsible behaviours.

2.1b Support and promote safe environments in council-owned facilities to prevent harms from drugs, alcohol and gambling.

2.1c Collaborate to deliver programs that promote safe behaviours and encourage participation in alternative recreational activities.



Partner with schools and community organisations to deliver youth engagement programs that support disengaged young people to build connections and make positive transitions, including the What Program and Project-Y Project.



Work with specialist support services to assist vulnerable community members


Work with emergency services like police and ambulance to respond to community safety issues

2.2 Collaborate with community services to improve access to support services for people and communities in need

2.2a Partner with Victoria Police, emergency services and community groups to strengthen positive relationships with the community.

2.2b Collaborate with community organisations to engage the community and encourage participation in programs that provide support and positive pathways.

2.2c Raise awareness of how to report crimes and seek assistance.

Partner with Victoria Police, emergency services and community organisations to deliver education and awareness to the community and local businesses on how to keep safe, with a focus on the most prevalent crimes in Frankston City and how to prevent them from occurring.

Support sports clubs to build their capacity to prevent harm through participation in the Good Sports Program.
Impacts of natural disasters and public health emergencies are a high priority for people with a disability2.3 Build community resilience and inclusive recovery to reduce the safety impacts of climate change and emergencies.2.3a Partner with emergency services to ensure arrangements are in place to plan for, respond to and recover from emergencies that could occur in Frankston City.

2.3b Build partnerships with service providers to identify the vulnerabilities of communities most at risk of being adversely affected by climate change and emergencies and collaborate on culturally safe and inclusive responses.

2.3c Educate and empower the community to understand and minimise the impacts of climate change and emergencies, with a focus on those communities most at risk of being adversely affected.

Ensure diverse communities are being considered and consulted in local climate-change emergency preparedness and recovery activities.


Promote accessible community spaces for people without adequate heating and cooling to provide options for community members during extreme weather events.

Share your feedback

Complete our survey now to let us know your feedback on our draft Strategy and Policy.