Lucy Wicks (Robertson, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Beside the fountain at Kibble Park in the heart of Gosford last week the Minister for Justice, Michael Keenan, joined me and community leaders from the electorate of Robertson to discuss how the coalition is making our streets safer with the budget announcement of $680,000 to install more CCTV cameras on the Central Coast. This funding includes $240,000 for CCTV cameras for Gosford CBD, $200,000 for Woy Woy, Umina and Ettalong Beach on the peninsula, and funding for the Kariong Underpass and skate park, Mitchell and Langford Drive shops, Arunta Avenue shops in Kariong and the Kincumber underpass. This important investment in my community will help support our local shopping strips and precincts by helping to reduce antisocial and unlawful behaviour.

I would really like to thank members of the community who have joined with me in supporting the rollout of more CCTV cameras on the Central Coast. They include Brisbane local area command Superintendent Daniel Sullivan; Gosford City Mayor Lawrie McKinna; CEO Paul Anderson of Gosford City Council; Ali Vidler, Patrina March and Len Sergeant from Gosford Chamber of Commerce; Deborah Warwick and project manager Edwina Nikora from GBID, or Gosford Business Improvement District; and the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce President, Matthew Wales. Together our community advocates and local residents are working with the coalition to help make streets on the Central Coast safer, because we know that the best way to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour— (Time expired)

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