Who Are Your Good Neighbours?
Good neighbours are not just the people who live next door.
They May live down the road or be a member of our community.
Good neighbours are those people in the community who are involved and assist in times of need.
What Good Neighbours Do
- Collect the mail when you're away
- Bring in your bin when it has been emptied
- Feed your animals when you're on holidays
- Go out of their way to be helpful
- Are there for a coffee and a chat
- Keep the community litter free
- Look after your house when you're not home
- Always around for someone in need
- Give you a smile and say g'day
How Good Neighbours Benefit Our Community
- They make our community a great place to live
- Help others to feel safe and secure
- They can make great friends
- Always there to help out when you're in need
- They care about your wellbeing
- Help vulnerable members of the community
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How Can We Work Together As Good Neighbours?
- Greet our neighbours when we pass them in the street
- Organise to get together throughout the year
- Take the initiave and organise working bees to beautify your local community
- Develop a phone network to call those in your community that may be unwell
- Form a walking group to walk, talk and take some frersh air
- Watch, look and listen for any suspicious activity and report it to Crime Stoppers
- Make an effort to keep your neighbourhood neat and tidy
- Offer a habd when you think someone is in need
- Consider others and work together to build a safer community
Help Promote The Good Neighbour Scheme
If you can spare a few hours now and again to help publicise and promote the scheme, contact your Crime Prevention Officer at your local Police Station.
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