Southern Metropolitan Region
Georgie CROZIER (Southern Metropolitan) (16:53): (3) My constituency question is for the attention of the Minister for Police in the other place, and it is in relation to some antisocial and criminal behaviour that is occurring in Fitzroy Street in St Kilda. A few weeks ago I met with concerned residents and traders, who were speaking to me about their concerns about the increase in activity in the area, and they were really wanting some action – more action than what was being provided by Victoria Police, even though they are doing a tremendous job in curtailing a lot of this activity. But it seems to have increased, and what these retailers particularly were saying – and lots of them had restaurants, they were musicians, they were involved in a range of industries – is they were very concerned about the negative impact on the area. So the question is: will the minister commit to a mobile police station or more police activity in the area to curb this antisocial and criminal behaviour?