{"id":87365,"date":"2026-09-03T18:49:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/87365\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T18:49:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:49:12","slug":"south-perth-rangers-geared-up-with-45000-body-worn-camera-technology-in-push-for-safety-and-accountability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/87365\/","title":{"rendered":"South Perth rangers geared up with $45,000 body-worn camera technology in push for safety and accountability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">South Perth rangers have been equipped with body-worn cameras in a new push to improve safety, transparency and accountability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Eight cameras have been deployed across the City of South Perth\u2019s ranger team under a two-year, $45,000 contract.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The cameras will provide an objective record of face-to-face interactions between rangers and members of the public, while also helping gather evidence for compliance matters and, where required, WA Police investigations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">A City of South Perth spokesperson said the technology would help rangers spend more time in the community dealing with issues including parking and animal control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cBy providing a safer environment for our frontline employees, we can better support positive community interactions and deliver services that contribute to a safer community for everyone,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f4f20ae17ed2f5d34a16dd343ce7874829bd6258.jpg\" alt=\"City of South Perth rangers are now using the latest technology in their daily duties.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconCity of South Perth rangers are now using the latest technology in their daily duties. Credit: City of South Perth<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Rangers can activate the cameras at their discretion when there are safety, operational, compliance, enforcement, investigative or evidentiary reasons to record an interaction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">They will wear visible identification indicating they have a body-worn camera and, where practical, notify people before recording begins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Members of the public can ask for cameras to be switched off when rangers are on private property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The cameras will not be used in private areas including toilets, bathrooms, showers and changerooms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The city said footage would be captured, stored, retained and accessed in accordance with the Surveillance Devices Act 1998 and its governance and records management requirements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cAccess to recordings is restricted to authorised personnel and is only permitted for approved operational, investigative, evidentiary, or compliance purposes,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">South Perth rangers carry out duties including animal control, parking patrols, traffic and enforcement, protecting public infrastructure and supporting community safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Rangers can be contacted on 9474 0777.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"South Perth rangers have been equipped with body-worn cameras in a new push to improve safety, transparency and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":87366,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[917,312,1774,152,335,1047,149,1961,464],"class_list":["post-87365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-perth","tag-central","tag-crime","tag-local-government","tag-news","tag-perth","tag-police","tag-politics","tag-southern","tag-wa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87365\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}