Summernats organizers have increased security measures this year to prevent issues that arose last year. A control room staffed with security personnel, police, and emergency services monitors the event using a comprehensive CCTV system.
Behind the scenes, Summernats organisers have a fully-staffed control room where they can keep an eye on crowd and traffic management, as well as spot and head off any potential trouble. This year, the festival has a larger police presence than before and a new security contractor has been brought on, after some issues last year. From his control room, Brett Lloyd surveys his 50-odd television screens, each feeding him a different, live feed of the activity at Summernats .
A hive of activity is happening behind the event's chief warden as security contractors, police and other emergency services personnel work closely with representatives from Motorsports Australia, city services and venue managers. Summernats organisers have pledged better behaviour than last year, but promise the annual car festival will manage to be 'safe, well-managed, wild and vibey.' Some are calling out the numberplates of vehicles as they keep a watchful eye out for any potential problems, from parking, traffic and crowd management, to antisocial behaviour. The wide network of CCTV means resources can be diverted or moved to different areas of the grounds as and when things happen. Around 130,000 punters and about 2,000 registered vehicles are expected across the four-day festival at Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC) and keeping them safe is a full-time job for Mr Lloyd and his team. During busy times, up to 40 people will be there at a time. Mr Lloyd summarises what they are doing as keeping an eye out for 'troublemakers.' 'It doesn't matter what's going on, you're going to have trouble, mate, because you're going to have people who are coming in with the sole purpose of disrupting it and causing issues,' he says. 'We've got an intensive CCTV system that's across all of the footprint,' he explains. 'As you can see, we've got the police in here. We've got the firies, we've got the ambos. We've got everyone from the cleaning to the security. It's a grand event, and we're treating it as such
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