February 2025 Bulletin

2026 CALENDAR LAUNCH

In 2026 Neighbourhood Watch Tasmania will achieve 40 years of promoting safety and connectedness in our communities. To help celebrate our birthday, the theme for our next Calendar Drawing Competition is our motto, Good Neighbours Create Safer Communities.

The Calendar Drawing Competition is for Tasmanian primary school students. Entries will be received from 1 February 25 until 31 May 25.
Download an Entry Form.

Every member and friend of Neighbourhood Watch Tasmania is challenged to help one child submit an entry. Make this your DOT (at least Do One Thing) for the year!

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

Neighbours Every Day and Healthy Tasmania – Community Grants
Grants up to $1,500 for events that foster neighbourly connections. Think of:

• Cuppa with a Cop.
• Thank a First Responder morning tea.
• RUOK? Time out coffee break.
• Fund a SAC (Sit & Chat) seat in your neighbourhood.
• Neighbour Day Community BBQ.
• And more, limited only by your imagination!

Follow this link to apply. 

Applications close on 7 February 25!! If you are not confident writing a grant application – do you know someone you could ask to help? Please don’t let this opportunity pass you by.

HOME SECURITY TIP – NO. 4

Motor Vehicle Theft. Always lock your car, and don’t leave car keys near the front door where they can easily be stolen by opportunistic thieves. Keep keys with you or in a secure location at all times. Seven out of ten cars are stolen with their keys!

Don’t tag keys with personal information, including name or address, and try to park in a secure car park when out and about. See lots more home security tips. 

MARCH IS THE MONTH FOR HOME SECURITY

If you are not conscientious about your home security, you are probably making entry to your home easy for the crooks. Home burglaries can be prevented if we take those few extra minutes to target harden our property. Do a quick check of your home security without moving out of your chair by taking the Secure Score, 

10 WAYS TO ACHIEVE BELONGING

Belonging is the sense of safety and comfort we feel when we are accepted for who we are. Share this tip with your Facebook friends. Practice it yourself!

Be yourself. True belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world. Our sense of belonging relies on our level of self-acceptance.