Tuesday, 1 April 2025

Constituency questions

Nepean electorate

Sam GROTH (Nepean) (14:57): (1070) My constituency question is for the Minister for Police and Minister for Victims. Recent crime statistics for the Mornington Peninsula reveal alarming increases: a 28.7 per cent rise in total criminal incidents, a 51.7 per cent surge in burglary and break-and-enter offences and a 45.7 per cent increase in theft. These figures have left many residents in my electorate who have been victims of crime feeling vulnerable and concerned about their safety. It is clear that the Labor government does not take this issue seriously, with new bail laws not even as strong as they were 12 months ago. What action will the minister take to support victims of crime in my community who have suffered at the hands of this government’s weakened bail laws?