A range of members will use the Western Region Rural Safety and Security Mobile Display trailer to present their message at regional shows, field days and other community events.

Victoria Police Farm Crime co-ordinator Inspector Karl Curran said previously trailers had been used for specific purposes, such as at crime scenes.

"This trailer has been set up to be used for a number of displays, and it can be a dedicated mobile resource for Victoria Police, in the western region," Insp Curran said.

"It takes a whole community to keep the community safe, it's not just the police, who do what they possibly can to prevent and detect crime, but really we rely so much on that flow of information.

"A mobile trailer will allow us to have a focal point, in different locations, so members of the pubic can approach us."

Insp Curran said people were reluctant to call Triple-0, Crime Stoppers or the Police Assistance Line.

"If they see a policeman or woman, walking down the street, they will then approach them."

He said it was hoped the trailer would improve the two-way flow of information, between the community and police.

"I think there is an attitude, that prevails in rural communities, that they know their police are busy and it's that "we didn't want to bother you - but ....' ," he said.

"Our point is, if you don't tell us, we don't know."

He said the police allocated resources based on data.

"If there are things happening in communities that we don't know about, we don't know how to task to them, we don't know to put resources into those areas."

Road safety was a crucial example., with data on accidents and deaths used to make changes.

'When we get that data, we do an assesment on that area, put police there and advocate for change, such as putting in ripple strips and altering intersections.'

"With farm crime, a lot of the information the community has, is not passed on - so hopefully this mobile facility will give us that presence in the community and they will be able to come and speak to us at those events."

Insp Curran said he hoped people running events would also contact the police to see if the trailer could be part of what they were doing.

The trailer was donated by Heathcote Community House and refurbished with grants from the Heathcote Lions Club, Heathcote and District Community Bank, Advance Heathcote Inc, Golden City Sheet Metal and Crime Stoppers.

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