Brighton electorate
James NEWBURY (Brighton) (15:01): (938) My question is to the Premier, and I ask: when will the Premier review the ongoing safety concerns at the Homes Victoria New Street housing site? Victoria Police now visit the site most days. Once inside the building’s garage there are no security protections, and all five buildings are open. As resident David recently said to me, home invasions, vehicle and property theft, drug trafficking, domestic violence, sex trafficking, substance abuse and aggressive antisocial behaviour are commonplace. As he said, residents live a life of fear. Police visit so regularly that officers now wear lanyard security fobs as part of their daily uniform. Only two weeks ago a violent offender broke into the building where his former partner now lives. He broke into her apartment and attacked her. He then broke into another apartment, and finally he committed an aggravated burglary in a third apartment and attacked an elderly blind woman. He was arrested, but as is the case in Victoria, the next day the violent offender was out on bail. The state Labor government must improve safety protections at the site.