NSW Local Government Community Safety and Crime Prevention Network

02/09/2026

Come have a chat about safety at our upcoming Bankstown Community Safety Pop-Up!

Stop by for a quick chat with Council staff and local police and learn about the resources available to you and your community.

Get safety advice, talk through local questions or concerns and find out about local services.

📍 Where: Bankstown Central, near Guest Services
North Terrace, Bankstown
📆 When: Wednesday 9 September, from 10am

Find out more at cb.city/SafetyOutreachBankstown

On the day, you can share your thoughts on how safe you feel in our City.

Can’t make it? Complete our survey online for your chance to win a $200 Coles Myer Gift Card 👉 cb.city/SafetyPerceptionSurvey

02/09/2026

Typologies of domestic and family violence
perpetrators: A data-driven study by Fan Cheng for NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
https://bocsar.nsw.gov.au/documents/publications/cjb/cjb251-300/CJB278-Report-DFV-Typology.pdf

20/08/2026

The full 2026 National Child Protection Week webinar program is officially live!

Five free webinars will bring together research, lived experience, practice and policy perspectives across some of the biggest issues affecting children and young people - plus our official Live Stream Launch on Friday 4 September with two live panel conversations on the digital and media environments shaping children's lives.

Every conversation matters - be part of shifting conversation to action.

Register now napcan.org.au/official-webinars-2026



National Child Protection Week is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.

20/08/2026

20/08/2026

🧒🎮 We’ve secured a court-enforceable undertaking from gaming giant Roblox to do more to protect Australian kids from grooming, sexual exploitation and abuse.

The platform has committed to put in place robust measures designed to protect children, including:
🛡 preventing adults from contacting unknown children without parental consent
🛡 strengthening the account settings of children's accounts so they are private by default
🛡 accessible reporting mechanisms that notify users of complaint outcomes
🛡 engaging an independent auditor to assess the effectiveness of its safety measures, including its deployment of age-estimation.

eSafety accepted the undertaking after our investigation raised concerns that Roblox was not meeting its obligations under the Online Safety Act’s codes and standards.

We engaged extensively with Roblox over the past 2 years over compliance with these obligations. This prompted the company to announce a range of measures last year aimed at improving safety for children on its service.

🔎 Although Roblox believes it is meeting its obligations, testing by eSafety identified gaps in Roblox’s safety systems which eSafety considered continued to put children at risk, including allowing contact between children and adult strangers.

We won’t hesitate to take further enforcement action if necessary. If Roblox fails to deliver on its commitments, eSafety can apply to the Federal Court for an order directing Roblox to comply.

19/08/2026

Young people more likely to hold hostile attitudes towards women, study finds

19/08/2026

A second chance at life’: broadening views of success in drug courts

A focus on recidivism in drug court evaluation can lead to the presumption that if a program does not significantly reduce recidivism, there is no reason for it to continue.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10345329.2025.2545632

17/08/2026

Just a reminder that registrations are still open for tomorrow’s FREE webinar:

Methamphetamine and Criminal Behaviour
Presented by the NSW Department of Communities and Justice

This session will provide valuable insights into the impacts of methamphetamine use and its link to criminal behaviour, making it highly relevant for professionals working in community safety, crime prevention, and related fields.

Register here:
https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_c8Gt_HsCSA2-XOXYPbxAUQ #/registration

Don’t miss this excellent professional development opportunity.

05/08/2026

eSafety's expert trainers deliver live online safety lessons to schools via Virtual Classroom webinars.

20/06/2026

Bystander intervention workshop for community/faith leaders and community workers

Participants will learn practical and actionable strategies to address or call out racism safely, and how to support community members who experience racism and Islamophobia.
Register here

for community leaders, faith leaders and community workers