Warrandyte electorate
Nicole WERNER (Warrandyte) (14:59): (484) My constituency question is to the Minister for Crime Prevention. I ask the minister what is being done specifically in my electorate to reduce local crime. Crime in my electorate is rising every day. The City of Manningham, which makes up the majority of my electorate, has had a 16.5 per cent increase in crime in just the past year. Sadly, this government is about politics first and community safety last. My community is writing to me wracked with fear over the significant increase in crime. To quote one constituent:
Last night there was a home invasion on our street in Donvale, the third in 6 months.
In the family’s 60 years of living there, they have never had a home invasion. Now there have been three. I will keep fighting until our community feel safe in their homes. The time to act is now.