Independent Member for Port Macquarie, Peter Besseling, has called on the NSW Police Minister to direct more police resources to regional communities, such as those served by the Manning-Great Lakes Local Area Command.

"The recent roll-out of 10 new Mobile Police Commands in what are essentially metropolitan centres is a good example of how areas such as Manning-Great Lakes are missing out on new, state-of-the-art equipment," Mr Besseling said.

"The area covered by the command includes more isolated areas such as Harrington, Moorland and Johns River which would certainly benefit from a mobile unit to provide a stronger police presence.

"Mobile Police Commands can be used for planned operations, command posts for major events such as Australia Day celebrations and for high visibility presence in crime hot-spots.

"Regional policing operations require the support of the latest equipment, on equal terms with metropolitan areas, and I therefore re-iterate my calls to the NSW Government to provide a Mobile Police Command to the Manning-Great Lakes Local Area Command as a priority," Mr Besseling said.