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Steve Pascoe of Drouin and Warragul Neighbourhood Watch installs special "one-way screws" on a Rolls Royce to reduce the risk of number plate theft during a previous "Operation Safe Plate".

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Operation Safe Plate returns
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Reduce your risk of number plate theft when "Operation Safe Plate" returns to Warragul on Saturday.
Thousands of locals have taken advantage of this Drouin and Warragul Neighbourhood Watch initiative over many years.
After being absent for several years during COVID, it will return on Saturday at the Mason St carpark from 9am to 1pm.
For a $5 donation, a vehicle's number plate screws will be replaced with special "one-way screws". This reduces the risk of the vehicle's number plates being stolen.
All funds raised on Saturday will be donated to the Warragul SES Unit.

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