A $12 million three-year Housing NSW program – which includes security guards staffing front desks, extra CCTV and improved building maintenance – will be trialled at six Waterloo high-rise public housing buildings to improve safety for their 1,500 residents.
The project is modelled on similar plans run in New York and Melbourne, which have reduced vandalism and anti-social behaviour in public housing high rises.
The project will also provide up to 120 jobs through paid traineeships in community services, trade and security for public housing residents.