A safer neighbourhood starts with all of us.

Camera hardware and maintenance, active camera monitoring, clearing of high-risk overgrown areas, tree cutting, and supporting the people who prevent and fight crime in our area. The association is run by volunteers — your money funds the work, not salaries.

The association is run by volunteer neighbours, and the work is visible: cameras go up on our streets, high-risk spots get cleared, and updates are shared on the Facebook page and community groups — so you can see your contribution at work.

Update schedule to be confirmed with the committee.

The camera rollout follows a structured, security-first plan. Installation starts on the neighbourhood's perimeter — the known entry and exit points used for criminal activity — because controlling access routes is the most effective way to identify, track and deter offenders. In parallel, cameras go up in crime hotspots identified from actual incident reports and observed trends, not convenience or preference.

The broader goal is progressive coverage across the majority of streets, so we can monitor movement patterns, link incidents, and strip away the anonymity criminals rely on. It's a targeted strategy to disrupt criminal activity and improve response — not blanket surveillance for minor issues. Updates are shared as installations progress.

Your neighbours. The Broadwood Charlo Residents Association is a volunteer association for Broadwood — the half of the greater Charlo suburb south of the railway line — in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), run by people who live here and want the area to thrive.

Yes. Safety and a well-kept neighbourhood benefit everyone who lives here, owner or tenant. Every household counts toward the goal.

Yes — once-off donations of any amount are welcome and appreciated. See the banking details in the membership section above. You can also help simply by being active on the emergency group and looking out for your neighbours — and volunteers are always needed for the fundraisers and clean-ups we organise.

All three! The Emergency group is strictly for immediate alerts where assistance is required from the NHW, security companies, SAPS or EMS services — keep notifications on. The Broadwood Security Discussion group is for general security discussions. The Social group is for everything else: municipal updates, questions, recommendations and community chatter.

Because those 82 households already fund 15 monitored cameras, with more being installed — and that's with just 10% of the neighbourhood on board. That's the whole point: small, shared contributions go a long way. Every new member makes the next camera and the next clean-up possible.