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By Alesha Capone
Wyndham residents concerned about crime in the municipality attended a rally in Tarneit on Saturday, with many pledging to help fund the installation of CCTV cameras at crime hotspots.
About 40 residents attended the rally which was organised by the Wyndham Safe Movement (WSM).
The WSM comprises residents and former councillor Intaj Khan.
Mr Khan said residents were particularly concerned about vehicle and knife crimes following a carjacking in Werribee last month and a stabbing at a Hoppers Crossing bottleshop on April 1.
Crime Statistics Agency data, released last month shows there were 18,284 criminal offences reported to Wyndham police during 2020, up from 16,761 offences in 2019.
By Alesha Capone
Controversy has erupted within the new Wyndham council, with one councillor accusing his colleagues of dictatorship-like behaviour and calling for an external investigation.
Councillors were last week due to confirm Cr Josh Gilligan as Wyndham’s delegate to the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV).
However, six of the 11 councillors voted to name Cr Sahana Ramesh as the delegate instead.
Cr Gilligan was elected as the MAV’s interim president last month when the serving president retried. The MAV board will elect a new president on March 5.
An alternative proposal by Cr Mia Shaw, which would have seen Cr Ramesh become MAV delegate if Cr Gilligan did not retain the MAV presidency after March 5, was defeated.