Organisation-Wide Building Security Audit Benchmarks a Fast-Growing Victorian Council Against Peers

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A multi-facility council security audit covering CCTV, access control, incident response and governance delivered prioritised recommendations benchmarked against comparable Victorian councils.

THE CHALLENGE

A fast-growing metropolitan city council in Victoria needed a systematic, independent assessment of physical security across its growing portfolio of civic facilities. With no consistent security standard applied across sites, including its civic centre, operations centre, libraries and community facilities, the council lacked the evidence base to prioritise investment or demonstrate due diligence to its community and insurers.

OUR APPROACH

Agilient conducted a full organisation-wide building security audit across the facilities in scope, assessing CCTV systems, access control infrastructure, incident response capability, and security governance arrangements at each site. Working to ISO 31000 and HB 167, each facility was assessed on its individual risk profile, with findings consolidated into a single enterprise risk picture. Critically, Agilient benchmarked the council’s security posture against comparable Victorian peer councils to contextualise findings and strengthen the business case for prioritised investment.

THE OUTCOME

  • Delivered a comprehensive security audit across the council facilities in scope, producing a consolidated risk register with prioritised recommendations
  • Benchmarked findings against peer Victorian councils, providing a clear context for executive decision-making and investment prioritisation
  • Produced site-specific and organisation-wide reporting suitable for presentation to the elected council and senior management

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