A partnership between Wyndham council and Victoria Police to tackle dirt bike hooning has been extended.
Last year council loaned two off-road bikes to Victoria Police’s Westgate Highway Patrol Unit to help them patrol off-road areas in the municipality where illegal trail bike riding and motorbike hooning had been a recurring problem.
In one notorious incident on July 29 last year, a gang of 15 dirt bike riders surrounded a police vehicle in Williams Landing and sprayed rocks and dirt on it, an incident police later described as “really confronting” and “really dangerous”.
Following that incident, police were loaned two Husqvarna VE 501 motorbikes to help them prevent a recurrence and under the extension, police will now retain the bikes until 2027.
Wyndham councillor Susan McIntyre said the extension was the continuation of a long-standing partnership between council and police.
“This is another way that Wyndham City is proactively and collaboratively working with Victoria Police to ensure community safety,” Cr McIntyre said.
“There is no excuse for someone to use our pathways, parks and reserves for illegal
riding of motorcycles. We want our children and all park users to feel safe – without the threat of being caught in the path of illegal trail bikes.”
If residents are affected by illegal trail bike use on roads or in Council parks and reserves, they should contact the Victoria Police Hoon Hotline/ Crime Stoppers
Victoria on 1800 333 000.
