Ranger Services

The Town of Bassendean Ranger Service is our community safety team. Experienced rangers provide a variety of services aimed at safeguarding our community, including patrolling the Town for unsupervised animals, enforcing car-parking regulations and local laws, and enhancing the Town's sense of harmony and safety by minimising danger and nuisance.

Ensuring safer Bassendean neighbourhoods is in keeping with the community's aspirations, and programs to achieve this are outlined in the Safer Bassendean Community Safety and Crime Prevention Plan 2007 - 2010.

Our hours of operation are 7am to 9pm from September to April (Summer period) and 7am to 7pm from May to August (Winter period). The Ranger can be contacted on 9377 7480, seven days a week. After hours you may leave a message and the request for assistance will be dealt with the following day.

The Town's Ranger Service is responsible for the impounding of stray dogs. All dogs are impounded at the RSPCA, 108 Malaga Drive, Malaga (cnr Reid Hwy and Malaga Dve), and can be collected between 10am and 4pm 7 days a week. Your dog must be registered before you can collect it.

The RSPCA's website address is: www.rspcawa.asn.au

Rangers are also responsible for ensuring the Town is free of fire hazards all year round. Annual inspections are carried out to ensure all properties comply by 31 October each year. For further advice on how to protect your home contact the Ranger.

Parking

To provide a safe parking environment the Rangers actively patrol the Town to ensure all residents and visitors comply with the Town's Parking Local Laws. The Rangers monitor footpaths, verges, ACROD bays, schools and timed parking.

To protect the safety of school children Rangers regularly check around schools to ensure cars are parked sensibly.

Motorists are advised to observe traffic restrictions and parking notices. Infringement Notices will be issued to offending motorists.

Litter and Illegal Dumping

The Town encourages residents and visitors to help keep our natural environment clean and litter free. Littering is an offence under the Litter Act and the Town's Rangers issue fines to offenders.

People caught illegally dumping waste in bushland areas or on road verges will receive an on the spot fine. Under the Litter Act they could also face prosecution and incur fines of up to $1000.

Residents with any concerns or enquiries can contact Ranger Services.