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Police services on the radar
By Nasik Swami A regional policing review team has been set up to examine police requirements in the Limestone Coast region. The review is part of the strategies employed by the South Australia Police to make communities in the region safer from criminal activities and increase police presence on our streets. SA Police told The News that they remained committed to the achievement of safer communities across regional South Australia despite the many challenges, ensuring police are in the right place at the right time, targeting the right people and issues. “Ongoing consultation within the community to identify and address issues relating particularly to reducing incidences of serious and fatal collisions on roads, family and domestic violence, child protection, vulnerable community victimisation, and preventing crime first is a key part of how we keep our communities safe,” a police spokesperson said. The spokesperson also revealed that a Premier’s Taskforce into […]
What’s the strategy?
By Nasik Swami The Naracoorte Hospital does not have a specific strategic plan that sets its direction for the future. This newspaper has queried Limestone Coast Local Health Network Board chairman Grant King on the strategic direction of the hospital and what the focus of the strategic plan was. Mr King said the board had a general five-year strategic plan that covered all the sites and was of “very high level”. “The strategic plan for Naracoorte, quite frankly, is to implement the $8m that’s been allocated for stage one redevelopment, beyond that, we would expect there would be a further stage of funding at some point in the future,” he said. “So, from a strategic point of view, we work closely with the executive team at the Naracoorte Hospital to understand where the pressure points are and those things that need to be invested. “So, in terms of the strategic […]
Environment of fear
By Nasik Swami Many children in the district are growing up in an environment of fear because of domestic violence, says a regional community family care organisation. Limestone Coast-based Centacare says their data shows many children from the area have developed unusual behaviour patterns because of their experiences at home. The executive manager for Domestic Violence, Homelessness, and Youth Services, Megan Welsh, told The News that domestic violence could have long-lasting effects on children’s development, behaviour, and wellbeing. “Children may feel guilty for being unable to protect their parent, blame themselves for the abuse, or even step in to try and stop the violence,” Ms Welsh said. She said living with constant trauma and stress affected a child’s development, regardless of whether they were physically hurt or witnessed harm done to family members. ‘’They may disengage with education because the violence at home makes it difficult to attend school regularly. […]
Union: Not enough incentives
By Nasik Swami Give enough incentives to attract and retain police officers to work in rural South Australia. That’s the call to the government from the Police Association of South Australia, the union representing police officers. President Mark Carroll told The News that it was a “perennial challenge” to attract enough police officers to work in rural South Australia and then retain them over the long term. “One of the ways for SAPOL to achieve this is to ensure there are appropriate incentives for members to transfer into country areas,” he said. Mr Carroll said the South-east, unfortunately, was no exception to the wider staffing predicament, which was ubiquitous throughout South Australia Police. “As an example, the Naracoorte and Bordertown areas have a current shortfall of four permanent staff members. “Overall, SAPOL has a deficit of at least 200 full-time equivalent sworn police officers across the entire force,” Mr Carroll claimed. […]
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