Creating Safer Places

Creating Safer Places is part of the government’s Building Safer Communities program. It offers Victorian councils grants of between $25,000 and $300,000 over 2 years to undertake urban design projects that apply an inclusive environmental design approach to

• deter crime
• increase safety
• activate public places.

Creating Safer Places funding will support projects that:

• help prevent crime and improve safety and community perceptions of safety Encourage the legitimate use of public places by increasing amenity and encouraging a positive sense of ownership of the space
• assist a diverse range of community members to feel safer and become more engaged in their community
• encourage the development of local partnerships to understand and address local crime prevention issues.