Community Safety and Chapel Street Taskforce

Purpose

The Community Safety and Chapel Street Taskforce is an advisory committee established in May 2025 for a period up to twelve months to provide advice to Council on community safety matters, oversee specific community safety initiatives and develop further actionable strategies to address community safety issues in Stonnington.

The Taskforce was established in response to concerns about community safety and has a particular focus on the Chapel Street precinct.

Membership

The taskforce comprises three Councillors, with the following organisations also invited to nominate a representative:

  • Victoria Police 
  • Department of Families, Fairness and Housing 
  • Liquor Forum
  • Launch Housing 
  • Salvation Army Street Team 
  • South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault and Family Violence (SECASA)
  • Alfred Health
  • Better Health Network 

For the 2025/2026 term, the Councillor appointments to the Community Safety and Chapel Street Taskforce are:

Terms of Reference

The Community Safety and Chapel Street Taskforce terms of reference(PDF, 206KB) was adopted on 26 May 2025.