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A COLLECTION of community groups and organisations grabbed the tools at the weekend to help cut down on number plate theft.<\/p>\n

Neighbourhood Watch Greater Geelong organised the Leopold Safe Plate Day on Saturday with assistance from Victoria Police, Bellarine SES and Ocean Grove Barwon Heads Lions Club.<\/p>\n

Setting up in the car park outside of Bunnings Warehouse in the Gateway Plaza shopping centre, volunteers – including staff from the Bunnings store- installed 82 sets of anti-theft screws on the spot for a gold coin donation.<\/p>\n

Neighbourhood Watch Greater Geelong co-ordinator Rhonda Rotherham said the four-hour event went well, despite a slight hiccup in the team helping out on the day.<\/p>\n

“We had the Bellarine SES but only for the morning, when they were called away to an incident in Ocean Grove, which left us with a skeleton staff for the rest of the morning.<\/p>\n

“But the Leopold CFA came along and filled the gap, so it was a really successful event, and a lot of people are asking ‘When is the next one?’.”<\/p>\n

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Nicole Shortis from Bellarine SES installs anti-theft screws into a number plate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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She said Neighbourhood Watch tried to run the safe plate days at least twice a year, and hoped to hold its next one in early 2024.<\/p>\n

Funds raised on the day will be split three ways between Neighbourhood Watch, the Bellarine SES and the Ocean Grove Barwon Heads Lions Club.<\/p>\n

“For Neighbourhood Watch, the funds go towards more screws for future events,” Ms Rotherham said<\/p>\n

“While we ask for a gold coin donation, it barely covers the cost of the screws, but it’s self-funding, so we move onto the next one.”<\/p>\n

Anti-theft screws are fitted with a standard screwdriver but can only be removed with a special tool.<\/p>\n

Ms Rotherham said a number plate with anti-theft screws did not guarantee it could not be stolen, but the screws were certainly a deterrent.<\/p>\n

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More than 80 cars were fitted with the screws on the day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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“The criminals just want a quick fix – they grab a screwdriver, whip the plate off and off they go.<\/p>\n

“These screws are removable with a bit of work, but it’s too time-costly for criminals; they’ll just move onto the next vehicle.<\/p>\n

“The theft of plates is quite common, particularly when fuel prices rise, but people also steal plates to use in other crimes, such as burglaries.<\/p>\n

“It just pays to secure your plates, especially if you’re parking at railway stations and other remote locations.”<\/p>\n

Neighbourhood Watch Greater Geelong and Neighbourhood Watch Bellarine are on the lookout for more volunteers.<\/p>\n

For more information, head to their respective Facebook pages at facebook.com\/nhwgreatergeelong<\/a> and facebook.com\/nhwbellarine<\/a>, or nhw.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n

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