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Protecting your home

Want some practical strategies to improve the safety of your home? The How to Protect Your Home flyer provides essential tips and guidelines to help homeowners safeguard their properties.

To assist with purchasing and installing security items and devices check out the City’s Safety Incentive Rebate Scheme. See below for more details and terms and conditions.

Registering Home CCTV Cameras with Cam-Map WA

Do you have a public-facing CCTV camera on your property? Help keep your community safe by registering your public-facing CCTV camera/s with Cam-Map WA, a secure WA Government website, hosted by the WA Police Force.

It’s quick, easy and free to register, which will tell police where the cameras are located. If an incident happens nearby, they may contact you and you can choose whether to review and share any relevant footage. Police cannot access your live feed.

Eligible cameras include those facing streets, footpaths, car parks, shopfronts, parks and beaches - not private areas. It’s a fast, practical way to help police respond sooner and keep your community safer.

Cyber Security

Avoid being a scam victim

Stop, think and check

  • Stop, think and check before taking any action. Ask yourself if the message, robocall, email, phone call or text message is real or could be a scam.
  • Be extra cautious about any communications requesting money, your personal information, credit card details or online account information.
  • If you receive a text claiming to be a grandchild or family member contacting you from a different number, try calling your relative on the number you already have stored in your phone to see if they answer, or message them on social media to check whether the text is real.
  • If you get a call, text or email claiming to be from a government agency or company that you are a client or customer of and you’re not sure if the communication is genuine, verify it yourself using a phone number or email you have obtained from their official website, secure app, or the phone book. Don’t use contact details provided in the message.
  • Watch out for follow-up scams. If a scammer has been successful, they are likely to try again.

What to do if you've been scammed

  1. Notify your bank or financial institution immediately sent money, or shared card details or noticed any unusual activity in your account. The quicker you contact them, the more likely they can act.
  2. Run a full system virus check of your computer and change all your passwords.
  3. Report the scam to Scamwatch
  4. If the scam happened on social media or an online marketplace (e.g., eBay, Facebook, Instagram), report the scammer to the relevant platform.
  5. Tell your friends, neighbours, family members and colleagues about scams you become aware of. If you’re a small business, let your industry association or business contacts know.
  6. Consider speaking with a counselling or support service you can trust, such as www.idcare.org or call 1800 595 160.

Cocooning Project

The Stronger Suburbs Cocooning Project is a two‑year, Department of Justice–funded initiative that forms part of the City of Mandurah’s Community Safety Strategy. It is designed to reduce residential burglary and support safer, more connected neighbourhoods.

Through the Cocooning Project, residents can access:

  • A CPTED‑based home safety audit
  • Practical crime‑prevention pamphlets and resources
  • Guidance on improving home security
  • Information about the Safety Incentive Rebate Scheme, supporting residents to make eligible security upgrades to their homes.

For more information on home security, contact the Community Development Team [email protected]

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