The committee is seeking the council's support to host a Crime Prevention and Community Safety Conference in March 2020 to bring together local government, service providers and practitioners.

At last week's meeting, councillors voted to consider allocating $10,000 for the conference so the council and the working group can apply for a grant.

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Chairwoman of the council advisory group, Colleen Fuller, said the committee was right behind the proposal.

"It was a unanimous decision to support the idea and something that would be great for our town and the region," she said.

"I raised the idea with the committee because there is nothing like this in NSW and it would be great to fill that gap.

"It would be an opportunity for different levels of government to talk to each other to ask questions and have them answered. Additionally, it is always helpful to see what other groups are doing and share ideas about how best to tackle issues or what proactive approaches have worked for other places."

Gunnedah police's Inspector Michael Wurth said community safety was everyone's business.

"From my point of view, crime prevention is not just our job; it's a community partnership," he said.

"It's actually part of NSW Police Force's vision is a safer NSW and part of that strategy is working with non government organisations and local groups."

The Crime Prevention and Community Safety Conference would be held over two days and an event working group would be established. The date would be determined by the timing of the biannual Australian Institute of Criminology Crime Prevention Conference.

The GCPWG will now prepare a report on the costings and benefits of the proposed conference and submit it to council for consideration.

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