Community Safety

1. Community Safety Café

Gladstone Regional Council, Gladstone Region Neighbourhood Centre, and Queensland Police have teamed up to deliver Community Safety Cafés throughout the region.

Community Safety Cafés are a welcoming space for the community to talk about safety, access resources and learn about current community safety initiatives.

Everyone is invited to come down for a cuppa and have a chat with friendly local police officers and Councillors from Gladstone Regional Council.

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2. Ask for Angela

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What is Ask for Angela?

Ask for Angela is a safety campaign that was started by Lincolnshire County Council in the UK, which has since been adopted around the globe.

The campaign is for people who feel vulnerable, unsafe, or uncomfortable and are concerned with their safety due to the company they are with when out or in a club.

With online dating growing in popularity, it is common for people to meet face-to-face for the first time in venues. What if a date is not who they said they were on their profile? There can be a genuine need to seek safety.

‘Asking for Angela’ is a code word that people can use if they are feeling unsafe, by discreetly asking for help from a staff member. It helps vulnerable patrons get the support they need.

How does it work?

In venues that support Ask for Angela, you can discreetly ask for help from a member of staff if you find yourself in an unsafe or uncomfortable situation.

Simply approach a member of staff and ask for ‘Angela’. This code word signals to the employee that you need to be discreetly separated from a dangerous or uncomfortable situation. That staff member then assists you to leave the venue without being seen by the person causing the distress. This may require exiting through a staff door and calling a lift ride service.

How do venues become involved?

Venues in the Gladstone Region that would like to be involved can access the online toolkit of resources.

Ask for Angela posters can be downloaded for placement around the venue, particularly the ladies bathrooms.

Staff posters can be downloaded for staff to familiarise themselves with the process to follow if a patron asks for Angela.

The online toolkit also includes social media tiles, banners, stickers and bar coasters that can be used to promote the campaign

What difference will the campaign make?

Ask for Angela sends an important message about the kind of community we want to live in. Safety is everybody’s business and every one of us has the right to enjoy a night out and be treated with respect.

The campaign empowers staff to address inappropriate behaviour in licensed venues. It can prevent possible sexual assault, threatening or violent behaviour, particularly towards women.

Ask for Angela toolkit

3. Safe PL8

Residents in the Gladstone Region now have access to free ‘safe-pl8’, anti-theft screw packs.

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Gladstone Police, in partnership with Gladstone Regional Council, have made it as simple for you to get your hands on these anti-theft screws as possible, helping to protect your vehicle against number plate theft.

Ordering is simple! Visit the online ordering form and have a pack sent directly to your address. Or drop into the Gladstone Police Station any time to collect, no appointment is necessary.

Each pack contains 4 anti-theft screws that you can place onto your own vehicle using a normal flat head screwdriver; but you (and offenders) will not be able to take them off.

Only police have the ‘removal’ tool for these screws.

Keep an eye out for any ‘safe-pl8’ events being held in your area too, as the safe plate packs will be available at these events to collect.

Crime prevention is everyone’s responsibility. [Download A4 Poster(JPG, 27KB)]

4. Personal mobility devices (including eScooters)

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