Operation Bounce Back is part of a new push to cut car theft.
Greater Dandenong Council has joined forces with the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council to fund the new public awareness campaign about the role car owners can play in preventing auto crime.
Statistics show that 75 per cent of cars stolen were taken from driveways, garages and outside the owner’s property.
Greater Dandenong Mayor Jim Memeti said preventing car theft required a whole-of-community approach.
“By encouraging our residents to take precautions to protect their vehicles, including always locking your car and never leaving your keys in your car, we hope we can achieve an overall reduction in car theft in our community,” he said.
Operation Bounce Back will be launched at Dandenong Market from 10am to 2pm on Tuesday 27 June.
Two additional public information sessions will be held at Dandenong Plaza from 10am to 4pm on Saturday 8 July, and outside Coles Supermarket on Douglas Street, Noble Park, from 10am to 2pm on Tuesday 18 July.
