The Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) and the Sydney Institute of Criminology are delivering a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design course in early 2016.

Marcus Smith and Monique Mann from the Australian Institute of Criminology have recently published the paper Recent Development in DNA Evidence

A media release from the Victorian Special Minister of State advised IBAC and the Auditor-General’s powers will be expanded under new legislation. The legislation will assist to further strengthen Victoria’s integrity and accountability system.

More commonly known as “drones” a recent report in the USA advises that the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) market is estimated to be USD $10.1B in 2015 and is expected to reach USD $14.9B by 2020. The use of UAVs in Australia is growing hence we need to understand their uses and implications for systems of security.

At our recent AGM your new Executive Committee for 2016 was elected. Congratulations and thank you to those volunteer members who freely give their time and effort to further advance the Chapter.

Twenty five new WorkSafe inspectors graduated on 1 December and will start work to ensure Victorians workers are safe in their respective workplaces.

Each year an ASIS Victoria Australia Chapter member receives a complimentary ticket to the Annual ASIS International Seminar and Events. This year Committee Member Pascal Engler was the award recipient.

The Australian Government website on Australian National Security is regularly updated and should be checked routinely. It has information for business, outlines what Australia is doing and lists terrorist organisations.