Fact sheets

Your home and property

• Who burgles a house and why? PUBC270
• Reducing the burglar's opportunities PUBC271
• Home Burglar Alarms
• What to do when you hear a burglar alarm
• Buying Secondhand Goods
• Serial Number Recording PUBC272
• Consumer Guarantees Act Made Simple
• Reducing the risk of handbag, briefcase and laptop theft

Neighbourhood Issues

• Preparing for the Bird Flu
• Fences and Neighbours
• Neighbours and Trees
• Neighbourhood Problem Solving
• Noise and Nuisance
• Dog Control
• The Ideal Neighbourhood Support Group

Holiday security and driving tips

• Holiday Security Tips
• Holiday Driving Tips
• Reporting Bad Driving
• Enjoying the Outdoors Safely
• Hitch-Hiking

Vehicles

• Protecting your vehicle PUBC273
• The truth about Police speed enforcement
• Drink Driving
• Illegal parking and car towing
• Checking if a vehicle is stolen

Dishonesty

• Cheque fraud PUBC274
• Credit and Eftpos card fraud PUBC275
• Identity theft PUBC276
• Phishing

Law and the Older Person

• Driver licence renewal
• Asset testing for the residential care subsidy
• Making a Will
• Enduring Power of Attorney
• Age discrimination
• Elder abuse and neglect
• Personal Safety
• Rates Rebate Scheme

General

• When to call 111
• Stopping accidental or hoax 111 calls
• Giving a good description PUBN277
• Witness Forms- download in PDF format (127 kB)
• Shoplifting - Trespass, Kids and Human Rights
• Signs and Symptoms of Drug Use in Young People
• Methamphetamine Clandestine Laboratory Awareness
• Misuse of (BB) airguns
• The age of criminal responsibility
• Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
• Serving a Trespass Notice

Violence

• Armed Robbery PUBC278
• Domestic Violence Act - Protection Orders
• Terrorism Awareness
• Citizen's Arrest and Self-defence
• Family Violence: How friends and family can help PUBN279
• Recognising when a child or family needs help