Community Safety

October is Community Safety Awareness Month, and as part of the Community Safety and Crime Prevention Plan, we are sharing links to tips and hints to raise awareness regarding community safety in our community.

Personal Safety

• BluLink: Personal Safety
• NSW Police Force: Neighbourhood Watch NSW
• NSW Police Force: Community Portal
• NSW Police Force: Personal Safety

Pedestrian Safety

• Transport for NSW: Pedestrian Safety
• Transport for NSW: Safety Around Schools
• Transport for NSW: Staying Safe as a Pedestrian
• Transport for NSW: Pedestrians
• Transport for NSW: Free Resources – Kids and Traffic
• Kidsafe NSW: Pedestrian Safety

Fire Safety

• Fire and Rescue: Home Fire Safety
• Fire and Rescue: Educational Resources

Water Safety

• Royal Life Saving: Water Safety Tips
• Royal Life Saving: Community Education

Weather Safety

Weather Watch

• Bureau of Meteorology: Discover Your Weather
• NSW Health: Climate

Heat

• Cancer Council NSW: Sunscreen
• NSW Ambulance: Heatwave Warnings
• NSW Health: Beat the Heat
• NSW Health: How Weather and Heatwaves
• NSW Health: Preparing for Heatwaves
• SafeWork NSW: Managing Extreme Heat at Your Workplace

Cold

• Health Direct: Winter Health Hazards at Home
• NSW State Emergency Services: Prepare for Snow
• SafeWork NSW: Working in Cold Environments

Last Edited: 21 Jan 2026

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