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MINUTES
Community Safety Precinct Committee Meeting –
Ashfield Local Area Command (LAC)
Wednesday 16th March 2016
Wests Ashfield Leagues Club – 115 Liverpool Road, Ashfield
Chairperson: Superintendent David Johnson, Commander - Ashfield Local Area Command
Attendees
Name
Supt. David Johnson
Det. A/Insp. Joshua Palmer
S/Cst. Sam Tohme
S/Cst. Lisa Latu
S/Cst. Tom Melia
Caroline Stott
Kerrie Bush
Adam Hughes
Peter Kapocius
Mark Maybury
Brian Robson
Alexander Bailey
Peter Valpiani
Ken Stevenson
Michelle Dennington
Filomena Leone
Agency
New South Wales Police Force
New South Wales Police Force
New South Wales Police Force
New South Wales Police Force
New South Wales Police Force
Ashfield Council
Ashfield Business Chamber
Ashfield Council Parks & Trees
Ashfield Council Parks & Trees
Cardinal Freeman Village
City of Canterbury
C/HP Chamber of Commerce
Exodus Foundation
NSW Department of Justice
Community Engagement Manager
Wesley Counselling Support Services
Position / Title
Commander, Ashfield LAC
Crime Manager, Ashfield LAC
Traffic, Ashfield LAC
Crime Prevention Officer, Ashfield LAC
Licensing Officer, Ashfield LAC
Councillor
President
Team Leader
Parks & Trees
Village Manager
Mayor
Director & Principal Consultation
Business Operations Manager
Community Corrections Officer Burwood
Wests Ashfield Leagues Club
Counsellor
Apologies
Name
Agency
Position / Title
Dwayne Hopwood
Ashfield Boys High School
Principal
Linda Lord
Ashfield Mall & Liverpool Plaza
Centre Manager
Ernest Yung
CASS
Team Leader Health & Settlement service
Sarah Napolitano
City of Canterbury
Community Service Officer
Paul Ibbetson
Coordinator Parks & Trees
National Parks & Wildlife
Felicity Jefferson
Peer Support Worker
Neami National
Jennie Vien
Multicultural Health Worker
NSW Health
Jacqui Thorburn
Member for Strathfield
Office of Jodi McKay
Lucinda Castaldi
Liaison Worker
United Gardens Clinic
Minutes taken by Senior Constable Lisa Latu, Crime Prevention Officer, Ashfield Local Area Command.
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Agenda Presenter
Item
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Constable
Lisa Latu
Issues/ discussion
Action &
Time Frame
Start
10.00am
Arrival and Registration of Community Leaders and Community
Workers/Members
Welcome and introduction
Superintendent Ashfield’s Local Area Commander, Superintendent David Johnson
David Johnson opened the first Community Safety Precinct Committee meeting for the
(Commander) year 2016 by welcoming and acknowledging members of the
committee.
Apologies
As listed above.
Agenda
Outline of meeting agenda.
Last Meetings minutes
Accurate recording of discussion.
Moved by Peter Valpiani; Seconded by Kerrie Bush.
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Superintendent
David Johnson
(Commander)
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Alexander
Bailey (C/HP
Chamber of
Commerce)
Filomena
Leone
(Wesley
Counselling
Support
Services)
Michelle
Dennington
(Wests Ashfield
Leagues Club)
10.07am
Report on Actions / Outstanding Issues from last meeting
 Introduced Crime Manager Detective A/Inspector Joshua Palmer;
and Licensing Officer Senior Constable Tom Melia.
 Carnival of Cultures. Ashfield Park Sunday 20th March 2016.
 Supt. Johnson will be attending the Citizenship ceremony.
 Nil outstand actions from previous meeting in December 2015.
Community Discussion
 Canterbury / Hurlstone Park Graffiti a concern. We continue to 10.14am
remove the graffiti as soon as possible.
 Pressure is on the community especially with increased
construction of high rise buildings.
 Traffic patterns already affected due to the developments on
Canterbury Road Canterbury.
 Developments have affected parking near stations.
 Concerned about extra people without extra space.
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Gambling Counsellor in Ashfield.
Interesting sector; severe issue with only a minority of guests from
West. Underlying factors.
Last couple of years, psychologists have put problem gambling
under category.
Problem gambling a disorder.
There is a large number of seniors at the club; a community of its
own. Bingo brings seniors together, there is a sense of society and
engagement when interacting among peers.
95yr old club member received cake from club.
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Agenda Presenter
Item
Adam Hughes
(Ashfield
Council)
Issues/ discussion
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Peter
Kapocius
(Ashfield
Council)
Mayor Brian
Robson (City
of Canterbury)
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Mark
Maybury
(Cardinal
Freeman
Village)
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Action &
Time Frame
Looks after Graffiti.
CPO and Ashfield Council to do a Graffiti Removal Day on
Sunday 18th October 2016.
Recent clean up of Carlton Crescent along the rail line.
One graffiti cleanup truck for the whole Local Government Area.
Recently tag ‘SOOT’ seen sprayed at various locations.
New parking signs enforced on 15.3.2016.
Restricted parking to residents.
Residents were notified by mail.
Bay run between Ashfield Bridge and Leichhardt having issues
with bikes.
Richard Murden Reserve on Hawthorne Parade has a new 10.21am
playground; seen an increase in pedestrian traffic, riders, joggers
and park users.
New residents having issue with parks/whistles blowing off esp.
Netball games.
Council mergers with Leichhardt and Marrickville are inevitable.
Graffiti continues to be an issue; with cleanup response of
24hours.
Council keep a record of the vandalism reports.
Possible Graffiti operations in the lead up to Graffiti Removal
Day.
Along Ashfield train line, 50000 more residents.
Main issue; no allowance for infrastructure to support new
residents. I.e. new schools, new hospitals, etc.
Plans to rip train lines out for 12 months. New buses to replace
trains while station is upgraded.
Keep an existing line for freight line.
Limited funds for the installation of new lines. Funds to come
from residential buildings.
The term Graffiti vandals, not artists, are used at Canterbury
Council.
Last 10 years, Council have enlisted the help of artists to paint on
signal boxes with successful results.
‘No standing signs’ are expensive. Consideration to go back to
painting Yellow Lines on the ground.
The issue about who looks after Noise Complaints from 8am to
8pm. Council looks after complaints during the week from 8am to
8pm, however, after hours, it is expected that Police assist in
dealing with such complaints and it is dealt with accordingly by
way or a warning or fine.
Introduced himself as the new manager for Cardinal Freeman
Village.
Currently undergoing extreme redevelopment.
Issue with speeding drivers on Victoria Street Ashfield; dangerous
to seniors crossing the road.
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Agenda Presenter
Item
Issues/ discussion
Action &
Time Frame
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Stockland did a survey of Victoria Street however, unsure of the
seriousness of the problem as people don’t cross.
Cllr. Caroline
Stott (Ashfield
Council)
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Push to introduce zebra crossings along Victoria Street. Council
have conducted a speed count, awaiting results to determine what
measures to put in place.
Ken Stevenson
(NSW
Department of
Justice)
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Decline in parolees receiving drug testing intensions orders.
Correction orders are down. 10 a fortnight.
New magistrate.
Expecting more community service orders.
Bail at court results in Centrelink and Accommodation assistance.
Police and Corrective Services continue to work together.
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Construction underway for medical centre.
Materials finally ordered.
Centre to open August/September 2016.
Security gate at rear; service entry restricted to Ambulance and
Emergency services; as well as service deliveries.
Across the border we’re seeing an increase in numbers/clientele.
Happy with partnership with Police.
New work health safety system to align with Australian/New
Zealand standards.
Front of site, approval received to remove trees at the front of the
church to allow for natural light.
Peter Valpiani
(Exodus
Foundation)
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Kerrie Bush
(Ashfield
Business
Chamber)
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Cllr. Caroline
Stott (Ashfield
Council)
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Reports from Lackie Street Summer Hill; an increase of loiters
hanging around the square. Offenders intimidating. Similar to the
Christmas period, with an increase in anti-social behaviour.
Businesses are encouraged to report crime no matter how small an
issue.
Clientele presumable from chemist on Lackey Street Summer Hill
who are seen hanging around Summer Hill after receiving
treatment. Businesses fearing their presence scarring off
customers.
Two hour resident parking in Summer Hill is being updated as we
speak. It will help increase customer numbers to the Summer Hill
CBD.
Three applications for new boarding houses in the area have been
rejected. DA section refused boarding house.
Boarding House on Moonbie Street Summer Hill has been refused.
Issues with overdevelopment and back log of traffic affecting
transport and parks.
Mayor Robson’s response; Boarding houses are affordable.
Canterbury Council has put traffic islands in place on badly
affected streets.
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Agenda Presenter
Item
Issues/ discussion
Action &
Time Frame
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End of Group Discussion
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Det. A/Insp.
Joshua Palmer
(Crime
Manager)
11.08am
Crime summary of Ashfield Local Area Command & Operations
(x4 page slide
and High Visibility Policing
 Presented the Ashfield LAC crime statistics for the past three prepared)
months. Mail theft an ongoing issue. Information on some
significant arrests by Ashfield Police was also provided.
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Sen. Constable
Sam Tohme
(Traffic)
Traffic Update
Presentation of Traffic Statistics for the last quarter, and Upcoming
Operations.
11:26am
(x2 page slide
prepared)
Upcoming Highway Patrol Operations:
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‘Tortoise’ (Easter Long Weekend) Thursday, 24th March
2016 to Monday, 28th March 2016.
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‘Go Slow’ (ANZAC Day) Friday, 22nd April 2016 to Monday,
25th April 2016.
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AUSTRANS, TBA
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‘Stay Alert’ (Queen’s Birthday) Friday, 10th June 2016 to
Monday, 13th June 2016.
Superintendent Conclusion
11:33am
David Johnson There was no further business or issues raised in the meeting and the
(Commander) Commander thanked all members for their attendance and contribution.
Meeting closed at 11:33am. An invitation was extended for morning tea
and refreshments.
Community Safety Precinct Committee Meeting
dates for 2016
1) Wednesday, 1st June 2016
2) Wednesday, 14th September 2016
3) Wednesday, 14th December 2016
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