Community safety in regional and rural communities hearing

The inquiry into regional and rural crime rolled into Tamworth on Monday, September 22, 2025

Transcript

00:00staff if you really object to having photos and videos

00:03for you. Please note that I'm the committee staff and the new

00:07organisations are around to take photos and information about the standing orders

00:11that relate to the examination of the witness.

00:15I'm Superintendent Cooper, who's currently

00:19on Lee. This police district encompasses 16

00:23police stations. I, Darren, in Bochy, swear that the evidence

00:27I shall be with all this committee should be the truth, but I'll do nothing but the truth, so I'll be glad.

00:32Thank you, Sam. South Wales areas has experienced youth crime

00:35across the district, with more equine being subject to significant media

00:39coverage. We have an authorised strength of 221

00:43sworn staff and currently operating at around 72%.

00:48With three 24-hour

00:51stations, we have three first response policing agreements

00:55and we have to meet

00:57and this requires at times for staff attached to

01:00smaller sectors to work

01:01at the 24-hour stations.

01:03The staff will be Superintendent.

01:06Superintendent Christopher Glenn-McCinnon, the commander

01:09of the New England Police District.

01:16So I, Christopher Glenn-McCinnon, swear that...

01:19...in particular with the community safety

01:23and not only the value of the local government, but certainly as cost-shipping comes back from

01:31state governments, back to communities, there's an expectation that local government stand up and play a new role.