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ACT Neighbourhood Watch Joins in the Party
NHWACT attended Africa Party in the Park on Saturday 23 Apr. To the accompaniment of African music and brightly-costumed dancers, NHW, along with our partners from ACT Policing (including the ever-popular Constable Kenny Koala) met many people from the local African community and some of the agencies that support them. There was much interest in NHW and we are looking forward to opening up our engagement with this community It was also a great opportunity for us to enjoy some of the African cuisine on offer and to learn more about their respective cultures.

NHW joins Easter Bunny at Yerrabi Pond, Gungahlin As a community service, Canberry Properties ran an easter egg hunt for the local community at Yerrabi Pond in Gungahlin on 10 April. Canberry Property’s Braelynn French has joined NHW and invited us to participate in this community event. A huge crowd of eager youngsters and their […]

Fun at the Fair Canberra’s Indian communities are keen to learn more about NHW and how the organisation contributes to safety and security in their neighbourhoods. NHW and our partner, Crime Stoppers ACT, were invited to host an information booth at the 2022 AusIndia Fair, which was held at Thoroughbred Park in Canberra on 2 […]

Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) ACT is seeking nominations for the 2022 ACT Good Neighbour Award. This annual award recognises an outstanding contribution by an individual(s) who has/have made a positive difference to their neighbourhood by regularly demonstrating the qualities and ideals of an exemplary neighbour over an extended period of time.

Belconnen Police Station Officer-in-Charge, Inspector Brett Booth was presented with the Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) ACT Police Recognition Award for 2021 at an awards ceremony at Jamison Southern Cross Club. As ACT Chief Police Officer, Deputy Commissioner Neil Gaughan APM, presented the award, NHW ACT president, Laurie Blackall, noted that the award “recognises outstanding service by […]

Despite her own ongoing battle with cancer, Rachael Thorpe remains a positive influence in her community and has played a key role in the resurgence of Florey Neighbourhood Watch (NHW), among other efforts. Rachael’s volunteer work has now been recognised with the presentation of the 2021 NHW ACT Member of the Year Award by ACT […]

ACT Neighbourhood Watch has joined with ACT Policing and Legal Aid ACT in a program of community engagements throughout 2021. One region will be targeted each month throughout the year, with a stall set up at a regional shopping centre where members of the public can discuss crime prevention, community safety issues and access to […]

With so many acts of kindness under trying times to consider, the members of the selection panel for the ACT Good Neighbour Award really had their work cut out for them before declaring Mayuri and Laurence Kain, of Hackett, the 2021 Award winners. The Good Neighbour Award is presented annually by ACT Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) […]

If the couple in Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) T-shirts having coffee with two uniformed ACT Policing officers did not catch the attention of patrons at Café Birrigai overlooking Lake Ginninderra, the dozen or more members of the production team filming them certainly did. This was just one of the locations around Canberra included in a film […]

With Crime Prevention Week and Neighbourhood Watch Week 2020 kicking off simultaneously across Australia in mid-November, in the ACT it was a chance for Crime Stoppers and Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) to build their partnership. With Crime Prevention Week and Neighbourhood Watch Week 2020 kicking off simultaneously across Australia in mid-November, in the ACT it was […]