Over 260 signatures have been collected on a petition calling for the installation of CCTV cameras for the entire location.

Over 300 people voted in a poll run on Mudgeeguardian.com.au in the last week, asking if they think Byron Place needs CCTV?

Of those 302 (94.67 per cent) responded ‘Yes, absolutely’, 10 ‘No way’ and seven ‘It needs something but CCTV is not the answer’.

Mid-Western Regional Council said it continues to consider proposals for CCTV in the Mudgee CBD.

Any consideration of a proposal to provide CCTV in Byron Place would require community consultation and identification of the costs and mechanisms in place for the ongoing operation and monitoring of the infrastructure.

The petition can be found at www.change.org/p/colesand-woolworths-car-parkcameras-in-mudgee.

The question of whether Byron Place needs CCTV cameras was put to Mudgee Guardian Facebook users.

Responses included; “I don't understand why they aren't there already”; “the way things are this day and age,all public areas need to be covered by CCTV”; “can't understand why the council hasn't installed CCTV already..we have them at work and they are great..the camera doesn't lie”; “I thought it was just common sense cameras should of been in place after Nifty50 window was smashed, also when the hobby store was broken into. To much happens on the streets especially after the pubs close, make things a lot easier for the cops”.

With others believing it’s required in other areas; “CCTV great to show whos [sic] at fault..and why just in Byron Place” and “cameras would be good at Mudgee medical centre also as some low life drove into my car and no one saw anything”.

An alternative suggestion was “prevention measures changes in parking structure/spaces/one way possibly help”.

Under NSW Road Rules, drivers involved in an accident must stop at the scene of the accident and give their details to the owner of any property or vehicle damaged in the accident, where possible.

It is an offence to not exchange details, if the other driver will not exchange their details, you should report the accident to the police within 24 hours.

In 2013 Wellington received a $200,000 Federal Government grant to install 10 cameras in their CBD.