Eastern Beaches Police Area Command (PAC) is part of the Central Metropolitan Region of the NSW Police Force. The Command is bordered by South Sydney PAC, Surry Hills PAC and Eastern Suburbs PAC. The Command has two Police Stations – Maroubra Police Station and Randwick Police Station. The Command covers a large area of 37.5 square kilometers extending from its northern most point with the beautiful Centennial Park, to the southern point bounded by La Peruse with its spectacular views of Port Phillip Bay and rugged cliffs. The Command falls within the responsibility of the Randwick Local Government Area. It comprises thirteen (18) suburbs of Clovelly, Kensington, Kingsford, Randwick, Coogee, South Coogee, Maroubra, Matraville, Malabar, Chifley, Little Bay, Phillip Bay and La Perouse, Dacyville, Pagewood, Eastgardens, Banksmeadow and Port Botany. The residential population of the Command is estimated to be around one hundred and thirty thousand (130,000). Within the Command are many industrial sites, sporting and recreational areas, government lands, commercial and financial institutions. Some of the more predominant and famous of these sites are the beautiful surfing beaches of Coogee Beach to the north and Maroubra Beach to the south. To the south of the command is the Long Bay Correctional Centre at Malabar which is a maximum security centre for inmates. There is also the Royal Randwick Race Course located at Randwick which is the premier horse racing venue in the region. Crowds can vary from 4000 during a mid week meeting to 40,000 people on Melbourne Cup Day. There is also the Prince of Wales Hospital Campus at Randwick. This is a very large campus made up of four major Sydney Hospitals including: The Sydney Royal Woman’s Hospital, The Royal Sydney Children’s Hospital, The Prince of Wales Private Hospital and the Prince of Wales Public Hospital. The main tertiary facilities within the Command are the University of NSW (Kingsford Campus, Randwick Campus and Little Bay Campus) and Randwick College of Sydney Institute TAFE NSW. The Command has four main shopping centres that are located in Maroubra Junction, Westfield Eastgardens, Southpoint and Randwick. The Command is populated by many other tourist attractions namely Frenchmans Bay which is one of the more popular fishing locations. Recreation areas include four Golf Courses, Botany Bay National Park, the world famous Centennial Park with its ponds, parks and cycling tracks and Heffron Park.
