John McGowan's advice is good. I received much the same advice from the guy
replacing my car window in Perth during a visit in early July. He also advised
to pull open the ash tray so would-be thieves can see that there are no coins
there.
I had parked a car (one that I had borrowed for a couple of hours) at Bibra
Lake in Perth, at the carpark for the wetlands education centre there. It was
the middle of the day but the centre was closed and there were no other cars
around. I went for a 45 min walk and came back to find the passenger window
smashed and the car ransacked. This is not just a Darwin problem!
Alan Stuart
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From:
On Behalf Of McGowan, John
Sent: Monday, 27 July 2009 6:49 PM
To: Jackett family
Cc: Birding Aus; Denise Goodfellow
Subject: be careful in Top End towns
Thanks for the 'on the spot advice' guys. I operate in the risk/ security
industry and can perhaps offer some comments to a very difficult problem.
1. I have only (infortunately') been to Darwin around 3 or 4 times, But every
time I have parked up in my hire car I always
2 Leave the glove compartment OPEN and EMPTY 2. the ubiquitious plastic bag
(that all hire companies provide)should ne displayed clearly hanging off the
glove box - to show it's a hire car and reinforce the message that it is
unlikely there is nothing of value left behind.
4. If it's a hatch back I make sure the inside of the boot is clearly visible
to show that again there's nothing worth pinching.
Food for thought.
John Mc
Melbourne
Sent from my iPhone
On 27/07/2009, at 6:20 PM, "Jackett family" <>
wrote:
> Hi Denise and all,
>
> Also a word of caution if you are going to Holmes Jungle. We had our
> ute broken into last year while visiting there. A large rock was
> thrown in the front passenger side and a small pack taken. The door
> was also damaged inside on the drivers side from the force of impact.
> We are sure the thieves were scared of by others arriving as nothing
> else was stolen and they had not got as far as unlocking the doors.
>
> Regards,
> Carla Jackett
> Kangaroo Valley NSW
>
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