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I very rarely drive past a commuter car park at Sutherland and not glance at the spot where there is a memorial plaque usually with flowers that have been put there by someone from the funeral place nearby.

This is how the car park looked when poor Janine was taken, abused and killed

Not long after, the area was sealed and landscaped and a row of shrubs and trees planted right along the road frontage.

I sent the council this letter after talking to Councillor Mikhail from Sutherland Council and after he inspected the carpark with me.

I wrote to him putting my concerns to pass onto the council.

Dear Councillor Mikail,

I wish to bring to your attention my concern to what I feel is a real safety issue at the council car park in Toronto Pde. opposite Acton St Sutherland.

Along the length of the car park roadside frontage, shrubs and bushes have over the years almost obscured from passing traffic what goes on in the car park.

The abduction from this very car park of Miss Janine Baldin and her subsequent horrific murder, shows what can happen, and the screen of foliage there now, is perfect cover for
anyone, whatever their intent is, as commuters return to their vehicles.

A person who works at a nearby business had the two (expensive) front seats removed and stolen from his car in broad daylight, while it was parked in this car park.
He’d came back to his car and the seats were gone, the thieves confident of not being disturbed, hadn’t bothered to take the car.

The new car park on Railway pd. at Jannali, is from a security point of view very good, and I feel that something similar needs to be done at Sutherland.

If someone can steal car seats in broad daylight, without being noticed by passing motorists, could what happened to poor Janine, happen again?

Public areas like this benefit with landscaping but groundcover, low bushes and trees with higher foliage like at Jannali, would be more appropriate.

Yours Faithfully,..........

I received this letter back

And this Monday the carpark had gone from this

to this new look.

Which gives passing motorists a clear view of what's going on in the carpark.
Well done Sutherland Council.