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CCTV rejected LUKE VOOGT
ANGER: Hope Flood, Rod Mills, Ruth Van Eekelen, Helen Butteriss, Donna Nicolls, Shelley Keast, Ty Simons and Ben Chudoschnik were just some of the local traders that are angry about the state government's decision to reject CCTV surveillance for The Terrace.
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OCEAN Grove traders were left fuming after the state government rejected their bid for CCTV surveillance in The Terrace this month. Ocean Grove Business Association (OGBA) President Helen Butteriss was very disappointed with the decision. “There’s been no real explanation as to why we weren’t successful,” she said. “We had the local police on board and they were very keen for it.” Ms Butteriss said the OGBA and Ocean Grove Connected Communities had both been prepared to commit $2500 each, the 10 percent required to eligible for the grant. “We’ll keep looking at what avenues there are to apply for funding,” she said. Donna Nicolls has been pushing for CCTV surveillance since her store, Cleo Fine Jewellery, was broken into this year. “I’m very disappointed they’ve knocked it back,” she said. Continued page 3.