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Retail crime awareness graphic styled as a receipt, listing hidden costs such as staff fear, violence, higher prices and public safety, with the message “The Real Cost of Retail Crime” and Crime Stoppers Victoria and Victoria Police logos.
  • September 10, 2026

Retail Crime Across Victoria

Crime Stoppers Victoria and Victoria Police Respond to Surge in Retail Crime Across Victoria
Crime Stoppers Victoria logo with phone number 1800 333 000.
  • July 23, 2026

Suspected act of wildlife cruelty – Kangaroo

Conservation Regulator is investigating a suspected act of wildlife cruelty.
Graphic promoting awareness of unexplained wealth, featuring illustrated cards showing luxury items, cash and expensive purchases, with the message “Unexplained Wealth: Does it add up?” and logos for Crime Stoppers Victoria and Victoria Police.
  • July 2, 2026

Does It Add Up?

Victorians encouraged to report unexplained wealth​
Graphic warning about illegal firewood collection, featuring wildlife in tree hollows, cut logs, and the message “Illegal Firewood: The Cost Is Wild,” with Crime Stoppers Victoria and Conservation Regulator Victoria logos.
  • June 10, 2026

Victorians urged not to fuel forest crime this winter 

Victorians are being urged to think twice before buying firewood this winter
Promotional graphic for the Crime Stoppers Victoria and Coles partnership, featuring the message “Safety in your store” alongside the Coles and Crime Stoppers Victoria logos.
  • May 18, 2026

Partnership to Increase Community Safety.

Crime Stoppers Victoria and Coles have renewed their community safety partnership, reinforcing their shared commitment to creating safer retail environments for team members and customers.
Campaign graphic encouraging the reporting of illegal wildlife trafficking. A corkboard-style investigation display links photos labelled “Breeder,” “Broker,” “Keeper” and “Conviction” with red string, alongside images of hedgehogs. The graphic includes the message “Cage Closed: Report Illegal Wildlife Trafficking” and logos for Crime Stoppers Victoria and Agriculture Victoria.
  • April 21, 2026

‘Cage Closed’ – Illegal Exotic Pest Trade

Brokers, Breeders and Keepers Hit with Record Penalties Over Illegal Exotic Animals
Graphic showing CCTV-style footage of a person entering a home, with the message “Is your footage the missing puzzle piece?” encouraging the sharing of security camera evidence.
  • April 2, 2026

Community Footage Is Helping Turn the Tide on Crime

Victorians Encouraged to Keep Sharing Vision with Crime Stoppers
Crime Stoppers Victoria and Victoria Police graphic warning that viewing child abuse material is illegal, featuring a person at a computer and messages including “What are you watching?” and “If you click, you will lose... everything.”
  • October 27, 2025

‘What Are You Watching?’

Confronting ‘What Are You Watching?’ campaign launched to target child abuse material offenders
Promotional graphic for The Bug Hunter podcast, showing a person holding a net against a digital technology background, with the Crime Stoppers Victoria logo and title “The Bug Hunter.”
  • September 9, 2025

The Bug Hunter: Uncovering the Hidden threats in Family Violence

New Crime Stoppers Victoria podcast reveals how everyday technology is being weaponised in abusive relationships and how bystanders can help.
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