Category Archives: CCTV
Cameras and DVR systems for home and office
CCTV moves to digital
What are the benefits of digital CC-TV?
Just as mainstream cameras have moved from analogue to digital so have specialised cameras such as those used in CC-TV. Digital CC-TV or IP Cameras have been around for awhile but were significantly more expensive than analogue options. However, this has now changed and IP cameras are now equivalent … Continue Reading ››Christmas has come early at Metrolock
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We're giving away one double Hoyts movie pass each week until Christmas. Just like Metrolock's Facebook page and you could be going to the movies on us. Plus you will also go into the draw for our Christmas Hamper which includes a … Continue Reading ››How a qualified locksmith can help you secure your home
This week the Preston Leader is running a feature on home security and have provided a home safety audit checklist to help people make sure their homes and property are protected from burglary.
Here are the areas that a qualified locksmith and security specialist can help you with:
- Can gates be secured?
- Is the letterbox fitted with an … Continue Reading ››
Protect your pop-up shop in Melbourne
- Is your business part of the new retail trend: pop-up shops?
- Do you have a short-term lease?
- Are you thinking about security for your shop but want to keep shop fit-out costs low?
My kingdom for a Porsche Cayenne
This week there is a very unhappy Porsche Cayenne driver in Ivanhoe.
Imagine having this car, locking it, putting your keys inside in a safe place and then waking up in the middle of the night to … Continue Reading ››
Council to use grant to install CCTV in Brunswick
Moreland Council have voted to receive a $250,000 grant from the State Government to install CCTV in Brunswick despite 60% of surveyed residents being against it. The Council also voted to contribute a further $250,000 from its own budget to contribute to the cost of installing CCTV, increased street lighting and other … Continue Reading ››
Coburg traders support more CCTV
The Coburg Traders Association is putting its weight behind the push for public CCTV cameras in Moreland. CCTV cameras operated by private businesses have been instrumental in solving violent crimes in area recently. There is currently a Victorian State Government offer to help council's fund more CCTV in public areas due to the success of … Continue Reading ››
Broken into in Melbourne?
At Metrolock - Melbourne Locksmith - we understand that while losing a key, or locking yourself out is inconvenient this does not compare to the distress of having your home or business broken into and being robbed.
Apart from the financial loss of the things stolen there is that awful feeling of vulnerability and insecurity that this terrible situation brings.
We … Continue Reading ››
CCTV could prevent hot water system theft
Police in Glenroy are reporting a spate of thefts of hot water systems from schools and new properties. Over 2o units have been stolen since November. A school which has been hit 3 times losing 5 hot water systems is now considering installing CCTV or engaging security guards.
Police say that the … Continue Reading ››