Surfers Paradise commitment to safer night outs
In 2014 the Queensland Government introduced the Safe Night Out strategy in key entertainment areas to make our streets safer. The Surfers Paradise Police are heavily involved in the Public Safety Consultative Committee (PSCC) of the Surfers Paradise Safe Night Precinct, demonstrating their commitment to a safer Surfers Paradise.
Senior Sergeant Jim Munckton, Officer In Charge Surfers Paradise Police is a key member of the PSCC, assisting and advising the Surfers Paradise Safe Night Out board in strategies in dealing with Alcohol Fueled Violence.
“It’s important that we have a safe environment for people to enjoy in Surfers Paradise, day and night,” Senior Sergeant Munckton said.
“We want people to enjoy themselves in our entertainment precinct, but don’t misbehave or police will intervene.”
In the photos below, Senior Sergeant Munckton and Sergeant Brendan Carr of the Liquor Co-ordination Unit are seen updating the PSCC of the Surfers Paradise Safe Night Out Precinct on current issues in the precinct and how Police are addressing issues around Alcohol Fueled Violence.
Every Friday and Saturday nights, and other major events, Surfers Paradise Police provide a further commitment to the Safe Night Precinct with increased beat patrols, early intervention strategies and increased liquor act enforcement. The issuing of Body Worn Cameras further assists police in policing the Safe Night Precinct and highlights the behavior of patrons and visitors to the Safe Night Precinct.
Some of the strategies used as part of the safe night out include:
- The Intervenue Radio Project
- ID Scanners for all premises open until 3am
- Chill Out Zone / Rest & Recovery area
- Interoperability with the City of Gold Coast Camera Safety Network
- Access to funding initiatives through the Safe Night Out Program
- Working with researchers from Griffith University on issues surrounding Alcohol Fuelled Violence.
Data collected from the first six weeks of ID scanning showed that around 225,000 patrons were scanned in the Safe Night Precincts. Of those, a number of offences of Contravene Banning Notice were detected and police are following up and planning enforcement action against individuals entering the Safe Night Precinct in contravention of their Banning Orders.
More information on Safe Night Outs can be found here.
Source: Gold Coast Crime Alert
