Online marketplace buyers and sellers can safely exchange items at 35 special zones across Victoria.
Learn about Victoria Police's 24-hour Safer Exchange Sites and which police stations have them.
About Safer Exchange Sites
Safer Exchange Sites are special zones outside police stations which offer online marketplace users a safe spot to meet up.
Safer Exchange Sites are available outside 35 police stations. The sites operate 24 hours, seven days a week.
Each Safer Exchange Site has:
- signage showing where the safe zone is
- 24-hour CCTV surveillance
- good lighting.
Police stations with Safer Exchange Sites
The below 24-hour police stations offer a Safer Exchange Site.
Metropolitan Melbourne Safer Exchange Sites
- Altona Police Station
- Broadmeadows Police Station
- Caulfield Police Station
- Dandenong Police Station
- Fawkner Police Station
- Heidelberg Police Station
- Melbourne East Police Station
- Melbourne North Police Station
- Melbourne West Police Station
- Melton Police Station
- Mernda Police Station
- Mill Park Police Station
- Moonee Ponds Police Station
- Moorabbin Police Station
- Mooroolbark Police Station
- Pakenham Police Station
- Prahran Police Station
- Preston Police Station
- Richmond Police Station
- St. Kilda Police Station
- Werribee Police Station.
Regional Victoria Safer Exchange Sites
- Bacchus Marsh Police Station
- Ballarat Police Station
- Bendigo Police Station
- Castlemaine Police Station
- Corio Police Station
- Echuca Police Station
- Geelong Police Station
- Horsham Police Station
- Maryborough Police Station
- Mildura Police Station
- Morwell Police Station
- Swan Hill Police Station
- Warrnambool Police Station.
Tips to stay safe during online marketplace meet-ups
To stay safer during online marketplace meet-ups, you should:
- consider the risks of meeting a person you don’t know
- meet during daylight hours, where possible
- bring a friend or family member with you to the exchange
- learn how to stay safe from online shopping scams.
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