Communities and councils have been rallying to make their homes safer, after consistent crime levels have driven them to breaking point. Numbers from a recent police operation reveal that the problem is repeat offenders.
Regional communities made the message loud and clear this year; they’ve had enough.
Coonamble citizens gathered to talk about tackling local crime, Bourke Shire Council campaigned parliament against increasing the age of criminal responsibility, and three major organisations called on parliament to investigate why regional crime is on the rise…