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Rules Set For School Leavers

The traditional end of school celebrations start on Monday, 22 November with Year 12 students from local and metropolitan high schools expected to visit the region.

By Bass Coast - 18th November 2010 - Back to News

Bass Coast Shire Council Events Coordinator, Frank Angarane, said this period was cause for concern for some residents.

"We don’t actively encourage school leavers to the area," said Mr Angarane. "But we accept that some students will come and once they are here it is our responsibility to help keep them safe.

"We get state government funding to provide support and information to schoolies."

Through the YMCA, Council registers as many school leavers as possible, where useful information like their address, contact details and parents’ contact details are kept.

"Our research shows that the registration process is effective," continued Mr Angarane. "The students who are registering are on the whole well behaved.

"We hand out information outlining our local laws and make sure the students know exactly what is expected of them.

"Some very low key events are organised to give the kids something to do. This includes some beach cricket and Foreshore Idol comp.

"The Lions Club kindly put on a free BBQ for the kids, which is a great service. We believe that if they have something to do and something to eat, it’s less likely they will get themselves into trouble."

The community safety caravan will again be stationed on the Cowes foreshore and will have YMCA youth workers and volunteers on hand.

"When our Bass Coast youth go somewhere for schoolies, we would expect them to be looked after while they are there. We’re providing the same service here," continued Mr Angarane.

Noise and residents’ concerns

Mr Angarane encourages residents who have noise or other complaints during this period to speak up.

"We don’t want residents to suffer in silence," said Mr Angarane. "If there is a noisy party or other concern we encourage people to call 000.

"This is the number you need to call for Police attendance, not the local station.

"Some residents have told us that they have not had a satisfactory response with the operators at 000, but the advice we’ve received from the police is that this is the best way to register complaints.

"There is no guarantee that your local police station is staffed into the evening, so 000 is your only option for police attendance," explained Mr Angarane.

"Calling 000 not only means the matter is dealt with as quickly as possible. It also means that any incidents in this area are properly logged on the emergency system.

"If there is a property that is causing repeated concerns then residents should contact Council’s Community Safety team on 1300 BCOAST (226 278)."

Mr Angarane said council officers had recently met with real estate agents to tackle noise issues and overcrowding at rental properties.

"Holiday houses should not impact on the lives of those in surrounding properties."

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For more information contact:

Rachael Millar

communications officer

t (03) 5671 2703 | f (03) 5671 2222 | m 0400 804 187

e r.millar@basscoast.vic.gov.au

Source: www.gippsland.com

Published by: news@gippsland.com

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