Mandurah CCTV security upgrades completed

The $350,000 project has been completed, upgrading exisiting cameras and introducing a new optic fibre network. 

Safety and peace of mind for the Mandurah community has been bolstered by the completion of the upgrade project to Mandurah's CCTV System. 

The project was an election commitment of Mandurah MLA David Templeman as part of the Local Projects Local Jobs initiative.

It involved the installation of new CCTV cameras, updating exiting cameras, and a new optic fibre network. 

The placement of the new CCTV cameras was worked out in consultation with the WA Police, who provided valuable insights into crime hot spots, where there was a need for surveillance.

The new cameras are operational and connect to the City’s CCTV System where vision is viewable by officers at the Mandurah Police Station and City Rangers.

The project included installing optical fibre from the City’s Civic Building, along the Eastern Foreshore to the Mandurah Bridge and across to Western Foreshore.  

The existing cameras in Smart Street Mall were also upgraded with new CCTV vision installed across several locations including Keith Holmes Reserve, Brighton Hotel Laneway and Pinjarra Road. 

“This is a vital project for improving safety in Mandurah, it is so important that people feel safe while enjoying our city centre and entertainment areas,” Mr Templeman said.  

“Community safety and crime reduction is a big priority, the roll out of extra and improved CCTV capabilities is a big step forward in making Mandurah a safer place.”

Mandurah Mayor Rhys Williams said that the council was aware of community concern with safety.

“In the 2016 Community Safety and Crime Prevention Perceptions Survey, our community desired a focus on better lighting, increased surveillance activities, and activation of public spaces, hence our focus on these initiatives over the past 12 months,” he said. 

 “We know that the business owners in the City Centre have been particularly concerned about anti-social activity in the area, so In addition to better surveillance, we have also provided more boots on the ground – with extra patrols around the Smart Street Mall area.

“Another good example is the focus placed on crime prevention in the planning for the new foreshore development, we are designing our open places to be safer through better lighting and making them more amenable to activation."

Mayor Williams said the City of Mandurah was providing further funding to boost community safety beyond the CCTV project. 

“We have also recently invested $400,000 to fund a four person City Activation Team, which is working to drive more people into our town centre. The more active an area – the safer it is."