Security camera program CCTV

Council’s CCTV program has been hugely successful in improving residents feelings of safety and helping Victoria Police respond to crime in the area.

There are a number of CCTV cameras mounted throughout Frankston City. Footage is streamed directly to the Frankston Police Station and can only be viewed by police investigators as part of a criminal enquiry.

Council’s Safer Communities team works closely with Frankston Police to identify sites for the new cameras based on community need.

The Frankston City Council CCTV program has been supported by State and Federal Government via numerous grant programs.

Access to CCTV footage and data

For privacy reasons, footage is stored for a maximum of 30 days and is generally only available to Victoria Police.

For public access to footage, you will be asked to fill out a Police report. Once completed, the investigating Police Officer will be able to advise if the footage is available.

For general CCTV data enquiries please call Frankston Police on 9784-5555. For information about CCTV system and privacy concerns please call us on 1300 322 322.

CCTV privacy and data protection

Frankston City Council and Victoria Police take your privacy seriously. All data is stored in a remote off-site location within a secure and monitored building with limited access to people.

Access to the data and the CCTV network is audited and evaluated on a regular basis and is also subject to random state government and privacy commission audits.

Council has entered in to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Victoria Police that puts controls and measures in place to restrict access and who views CCTV footage, this MOU is reviewed annually and reassessed every 5 years.

Types of cameras

Council uses 3 types of cameras to capture footage:

Bullet cameras: small (2 to 2.5 inches long) and are limited to a fixed focal length lens.
Dome cameras: offer optical zoom, and pan and tilt functions.
PTZ cameras: a pan-tilt-zoom camera that is capable of remote directional and zoom control.