The Safer Towns and Cities program is a major State Government initiative being undertaken in partnership with the Central West community to increase awareness and understanding of workplace and community safety.

The eight-day program will incorporate a broad range of free activities including workshops, demonstrations and displays highlighting safety issues and good safety practices.

Under the slogan ‘Our Community, Our Safety’ more than 100 activities are planned.

Safer Towns and Cities was a recommendation of the NSW Workplace Safety Summit, held in Bathurst in July 2002.

Themes being addressed include workplace safety, farm safety and security, community event and sports safety, home safety and security, alcohol and drug use, health and well-being, fire safety, emergencies, and road and street safety.

Government agencies, unions, community and business groups have come together to support the Safer Towns and Cities program.  Participating bodies include:

• Bathurst Regional Council, Orange and Cabonne Councils  
• WorkCover NSW
• NSW Police
• Office of Industrial Relations
• Office of Fair Trading
• Roads and Traffic Authority
• Attorney General’s Department
• Department of Education and Training
• NSW Sport and Recreation
• Royal Life Saving Society of Australia
• NSW Fire Brigade and the NSW Rural Fire Service
• State Emergency Service
• Kidsafe
• NSW Premier's Department, which is coordinating the event.

Event highlights include:

• An interagency Hypothetical event hosted by Triple J’s Adam Spencer at the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre ( 6pm Tuesday 8 June)
• The Kids to Kangaroos program, aimed at developing safety in rugby league for 5 to 12 year olds, in Bathurst (Tuesday 8 June) organised by NSW Sport and Recreation.
• A Shearsafety Shed Open Day will be held as part of the STC program. Shearsafety is an initiative promoting safer worker conditions in shearing sheds.

Ensuring safety at work, in the home, on the farm, roads and within neighbourhoods is an important goal for every community.

The Safer Towns and Cities program encourages community participation and partnerships aimed at improving rural and regional safety.

It will demonstrate to the Central West what can be achieved when communities make safety a priority both at work and in every aspect of our daily life.

Booking for some events is essential.

Additional information or a copy of the program, can be obtained from Denise Martin at the Premier’s Department in Orange on 6393 0006.

Further information

  Program PDF Format (108 Kb)

  Shearsafety shed open day PDF Format (121 Kb)

  Poster PDF Format (98 Kb)