Lighting up our spaces

The SafeCoffs project has been forging ahead in a bid to make our community safer with all works due for completion by 30 June 2020. The Federal Government grant has provided increased safety for our community more recently with CCTV cameras and lighting installed in Park Avenue Lane, Park Avenue Carpark, the Community Village and Brelsford Skatepark.

Park Avenue Lane: Work is in progress on a solar powered light installation. This is from Gordon Street to the CBD Centre and is to be completed mid May 2020.
There will be five lights spaced down the laneway; three on private property and two mounted on the Council carpark. When operational they will turn on automatically at dark.
With sustainability built in to their operational design, for three hours from dark they will shine at full brightness and from then reduce to 30% brightness. They have a sensor built in to return to full brightness for a period when they register activity underneath, lighting up as someone walks down the lane.

Park Avenue Carpark: Lighting works on the ground, first and top level of the carpark have been covered by both Woolworths and Council in a joint safety venture.
A total of 11 CCTV cameras will be installed on the three levels of the carpark. Work has begun and is estimated to be completed mid May 2020.

The Community Village: Extensive flood light installation works around the Community Village is now complete and has been operational since Christmas.

Brelsford Skatepark: Works are in progress and to be completed by the end of May, weather permitting. This will involve installation of lighting of the skate areas that is software controlled. Lights will turn on automatically at dusk and continue until a pre-set curfew/cut off time. As the curfew approaches, lights will dim for 15 minutes to notify users of impending lights out and after another 15 minutes, lights will turn off for the evening.