Buildings and Grounds Division

North Entry Safety Zone

Purpose

Provide a CPTED principled ‘Corridor of Light’ safety zone project for pedestrian traffic from the North Entry to the Plenty Road bus stop; incorporating CCTV surveillance systems with Emergency and Assistance contact points directly to security personal on campus.

Reason for the project

Providing a secure environment is important to La Trobe University. The University seeks to further prevent crime using concepts commonly known as Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED). In combination with security technologies, a safety zone can be achieved reducing perceived threats and enabling students and staff to traverse the campus in confidence.

Sufficient lighting during both day and night is necessary so that people can see and be seen. Poor lighting is not the only reason that assaults or risks can occur at night. Other factors include using alcohol, scarcity of people and being outside the normal time of socialising. However, improving lighting can have a substantial impact on reducing fear of crime.

The Plenty road bus interchange and tram stops are considered as a public transport hub and therefore it is important that students and staff of the University are encouraged to utilise these services with their safety in mind, particularly while entering or leaving the campus.

Funding

Security Capital Works of $150,000.

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Work Details

• Run new power supply from NW8 basement, street lighting switch board to new pillar near roundabout on the ring road located near the LTU North Entry. Supply power for street lighting and cameras.

• From the pillar on the ring road to Plenty road pedestrian path supply and install 9 x 6 m light poles with 2x70 watt MH fitting per pole.

• Supply and install 1 x 10m light pole with 4 x 400 watt MH light fittings on roundabout.

• From Pillar to Agricultural Reserve main gate, supply and install 1 x 10m Light pole with 4 x 400 watt MH light fittings. Install 4 x pits and wiring for future poles along ring road.

• Supply & Install 1 x 24 core fibre cable from NW8 Basement to Pillar near roundabout on Ring Road.

• From Pillar run 1 x 6 core fibre along pathway to Plenty Road for cameras on poles.

• From Pillar, run 1 x 6 core fibre to Agricultural reserve building. From Agricultural building to gate run fibre and power supply for gate motor and conduits for two pillars to control new auto gate entrance.

• From Pillar run 240v power supplies to all cameras.

• Provide and Install onto new light poles - CCTV Systems for ‘Corridor of Light’ & Safe Walk project.

• 4 x Spectra IV PTZ’s; 8 x Samsung Day/Night Cameras via Fibre Optics Communication & associated devices – connection to Security Control Room.

• Install 2 x security hotline Intercom systems, including fibre infrastructure.

• Provide and install onto a new light pole 1 x Spectra IV PTZ, with 2 x Samsung Day/Night Cameras. Access Control to Agricultural Reserve via new gate, including installing Alarm system into Agricultural Reserve Hut. Provide Intercom System outside Gate. Fibre infrastructure by CGH.

• Provide & Install Infrastructure equipment required for the recording of Image in relation to items 1 & 2.

• 3x ‘Pacom’ Digital Video Recorders with additional HDD capacity, MDA’s & Pelco CM9760 Input Cards.

Construction Period

Monday 14th July to September 26th 2008.

Project Manager

Wayne Aldous
Security Manager
Buildings & Grounds Division

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