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Straight explanations of security standards, real Australian incidents, and what your insurance policy actually requires — not sales copy.
The AGNSW van Mieris theft: what a daylight heist still teaches
Seventeen years on, a small 17th-century Dutch painting is still missing from a Sydney gallery wall, and nobody has ever been charged.……
What a regional museum with volunteer staff can actually do about security
I spent three years coordinating security for a regional gallery where the roster was built around who could make it in on……
How electronic key logs actually get checked after an incident
Three weeks ago I was onsite at a storage facility in Alexandria, going through an access control upgrade with the site manager,……
Water sensors in a storage room: where they actually need to sit
Had a job last year on Hodgson Street in Ocean Grove, a private collector's converted garage storage room, timber crates stacked on……
What the Abbey Museum break-in reveals about display case theft
I'm not a financial adviser and this isn't insurance advice, but you can't write about a museum theft without insurance coming up……
Retrofitting a strongroom into an existing building
Had a call last year about a bluestone bank building on Sturt Street in Ballarat, built in the 1870s, owner wanted a……
Why wireless sensors fail in old stone or brick gallery walls
I was out at a converted bank building on Mostyn Street in Castlemaine a few months back, bluestone walls close to 600mm……
Why Australia has no independent safe-testing body
A bloke rang me last month wanting to know if the safe he'd bought off a pallet sale was "AS 3809 rated."……
Security installer licensing across Australia, state by state
Eight regulators, eight rulebooks, and not one of them fully recognises another's licence. If you've ever tried to move an alarm and……
What TL and cash ratings actually mean on a safe
Had a call last month from a collector out near Toorak Road who'd been quoted on three safes for a small painting……
Perimeter fence detection that still looks like a garden fence
Last month I was out at a private collector's property off Hastings Lane in Palm Beach, standing in front of what the……
What a genuine panic room build actually costs to install
Last month I quoted a job in Toorak where the client had already been given a figure by another outfit: $18,000, turnkey,……