Bairnsdale Neighbourhood Watch group is holding its annual general meeting at the Bairnsdale RSL on Wednesday, October 9, at 10.30am.
The guest speaker after the annual general meeting is local author Barry Heard who will speak on his time in the army and his literary works to date.
Neighbourhood Watch is a police initiative to involve the community in the awareness and prevention of crime and promote safety in local neighbourhoods.
The local newsletter allows delivery of information across Bairnsdale and local volunteers deliver approximately 6000 every second month.
There are 200 Neighbourhood Watch groups across Victoria with 4500 members across 54 local government areas.
The current local coordinator is Willie Vloedams, Willie is encouraging as many people as possible to attend the annual general meeting to support the organisation and better understand those who run it and why.
