FAQs

We invite you to download the answers to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) below.

All answers have been compiled by Neighbourhood Watch Ku-ring-gai & Hornsby volunteers with the help of our local NSW Police Force Crime Prevention Officer and other emergency and not-for-profit organisations.

Have you got a question for us? Please ask your question via the CONTACT page.

• FAQ #2: WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I HEAR AN INTRUDER IN MY HOME?

• FAQ #7: WHAT SHOULD I DO WHEN MY PET GOES MISSING? 

• FAQ#7: LOST PET POSTER Template (adapted from CatRescue 901)

• FAQ #12: WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I HAVE A COLLISION WITH AN ANIMAL?

• FAQ #13: HOW SHOULD I REPORT HOONS?

• FAQ #25 WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I SEE/HEAR LIGHTS & SIRENS?

• FAQ #26 WHAT IS A ‘BITUMEN BANDIT’?

• FAQ #27 HOW CAN I BE SAFE ON A FIRST DATE?

• FAQ #27 HOW CAN I BE SAFE ON A FIRST DATE? (Japanese) new March 2026

• FAQ #28 IS IT A LEGAL REQUIREMENT TO HAVE A VISIBLE HOUSE NUMBER ON MY HOUSE?

• FAQ #29 IS IT A LEGAL REQUIREMENT TO HAVE A HOUSE NUMBER ON MY KERB?

• FAQ #31 WHEN I MOVE, WHOM SHOULD I INFORM?

• FAQ #33 HOW CAN I MAKE MY CHILD’S COMMUTE TO SCHOOL SAFER?

• FAQ #35 HOW CAN I PROTECT MY KIDS FROM BECOMING INVOLVED WITH CRIME AT THE SKATEBOARD PARK? 

• FAQ #37 WHAT SHOULD I KNOW ABOUT GUN SAFETY? new May 2026