Hotline a winner

THE City of Casey has again reinforced its position as a leader in community safety after recently receiving national recognition at the Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards 2007.
In partnership with Victoria Police and Neighbourhood Watch, the City of Casey received a certificate of merit for the Hoon Hotline initiative.
Since its inception in November 2004, the hotline has been instrumental in helping police to address incidents of careless and irresponsible driving in the municipality.
Casey was the first municipality in Australia to implement a hoon hotline, and as testament to its success, the State Government has recently announced it would implement a similar service statewide.
Casey manager of community safety Caroline Bell said the Hoon Hotline had been an outstanding success with more than 1300 calls received in 2006-07.
“Residents have reported that they feel empowered to report risky driving behaviour through the confidential, 24-hour hotline,” she said.
To report careless or irresponsible driving on Casey’s roads, call 1800 18 HOON (1800 184 666).
For any other roads in Victoria, reports of careless or irresponsible driving can be directed to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.