Neighbours Unite

Get to know your neighbour

Neighbour Day is an annual celebration in March celebrating connection with our neighbours. In the City of Rockingham, we love it so much that we have decided that Neighbour Day should be every day!

A good relationship with your neighbours is important because connection with others can transform communities.

A connected community is a safer community and neighbours play a vital role.

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Neighbours Unite is a City initiative that creates neighbourhood connections to encourage safer communities.

You can become a Neighbours Unite Champion, host a neighbourhood activity and keep up to date with monthly updates from our team.

Visit our newsletter subscription page and sign up to receive the Neighbours Unite Update.

The Neighbours Unite Update provides regular updates including community safety tips, access to the latest crime statistics and information on how to form connections with your neighbours.

Once you are subscribed to the newsletter, you can apply to host a Neighbours Unite Activity.

Neighbours Unite Activity

You can register a neighbourhood activity to be eligible for up to $150 reimbursement for activity costs and receive a free Host Pack. (Terms and conditions apply).

Host your activity anywhere that is safe: at home, your verge or local park and take time to meet your neighbours.

Ideas are only limited by your imagination but could include a:

barbecue
bake off
high tea
after-school activity
dog walking group
games night, and many more.

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Hosting a Neighbours Unite Activity:

View the terms and conditions below
Register your activity with the City three weeks prior to the activity.
Host an alcohol-free activity
Apply for up to a $150 reimbursement following your activity

See the Neighbours Unite Brochure for more information, email neighboursunite@rockingham.wa.gov.au or call our Community Safety Team on 9528 0333.

Neighbours Unite – Staying Connected Competition

A family enjoying an ice cream from a truck.

Win an Ice Cream Truck for your Street

The City wants to celebrate local community connection all year round. Throughout the year, keep your eyes on the City’s social media for competitions to win an ice cream truck for your street. All you have to do to enter, is comment on the specific posts with ideas about how you’re staying connected to your neighbourhood.

Remember, community safety starts with you.

Make sure you check the competition T&C’s to be eligible to win the ice cream truck visit.

Frequently asked questions

How can I connect with my neighbours?

Introduce yourself
Wave or have a chat
Invite them for coffee
Walk your dogs together
Be aware of what is going on in the neighbourhood. Report suspicious behaviour, people or vehicles to police on 131 444
Give your neighbours a contact number.

What can I do for my neighbours who are on holiday?

Collect their mail
Take their bins in and out
Keep an eye out for activity around their home
Water the garden.

Can I become a Neighbourhood Watch volunteer if I am a Neighbours Unite Champion? What's the difference?

Yes. Both operate to improve neighbourhood connection, however Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) is administered through the State Neighbourhood Watch Office in Perth while Neighbours Unite is a City of Rockingham initiative with an informal application process.

What happens when I sign up?

Neighbours Unite Champions receive regular monthly newsletters.

How often can I apply to host a Neighbours Unite Activity and receive a reimbursement?

Households are eligible to receive one Neighbours Unite Activity reimbursement each year. The City would encourage neighbours to continue to host activities and stay connected throughout the year.

What if I don’t get along with my neighbour and want to be involved?

Neighbours include people across the road and those in your immediate street block and wider neighbourhood.

What happens if I move house?

Neighbours Unite Champions are contacted via email. Changes of email can be communicated to neighboursunite@rockingham.wa.gov.au.

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