Tuesday, 18 February 2025

Neighbourhood Watch Bayside

Brad ROWSWELL (Sandringham) (13:29): Last week, together with the president of Bayside Neighbourhood Watch Phil Lovel, I also visited businesses in Hampton to speak about the impacts of local crime on the community and their businesses. I was astounded to speak with a number of traders who have been impacted by the effects of local crime – burglaries, assaults, thefts from motor vehicles, of motor vehicles, thefts from shops – about the disturbance that it has not only on the community of Hampton but the broader community as well. I place on the record my thanks and appreciation to Victoria Police for everything that they have done, and we need the government to get their act together to keep our streets safe. Thank you to Phil and the entire Neighbourhood Watch Bayside team.