All safe and sound

AROUND 100 senior citizens in the City of Casey enjoyed a morning tea with Minister for Police and Emergency Services Bob Cameron and Narre Warren South MP Judith Graley last Thursday.
Ms Graley said community safety was a big issue with local seniors.
“I am very pleased that the Minister agreed to visit my electorate to talk about the many community safety issues that are important to local seniors, including the issue of hoons,” she said
“The Brumby Labor Government has introduced the toughest anti-hoon laws in Australia, with over 10,000 hoons forced to surrender their keys. In the City of Casey, hundreds of hoons have been caught under these laws,”
During the morning tea at the Hampton Park Uniting Church, Minister Cameron spoke about the recently released crime figures, which show a fall in Victoria’s crime rate for the ninth consecutive year.
Ms Graley said the new crime statistics were on the back of an announcement that the Brumby Government would fund the delivery of an additional 1,966 frontline police over the next five years.
Community members involved with the Cranbourne Police Senior Citizens Register also attended the morning tea.
“The register began in 2008 and is all about making senior citizens be and feel safe,” Ms Graley said
“Local senior citizens can register their names and they will receive a regular phone call from a volunteer, just to make sure that everything is okay.”
Anyone wishing to register for the Cranbourne Police Senior Citizens Register can call 5991 0625.