Eastern Victoria Region
Renee HEATH (Eastern Victoria) (12:55): (645) The Eastern Victoria Region is home to Victoria’s best beachside tourist hotspots – Mornington Peninsula, Bass Coast and Mallacoota to name a few. At a community forum in Hastings, residents informed me that communities along the Mornington Peninsula desperately need a stronger police presence to ensure a safer holiday season for tourists and the local community. They said they are beginning to dread the season because over the past few years with it they have seen a spike in crime. Over the period a 76-year-old man was assaulted by teens on the Mornington Pier. A rise in unsafe jet ski hooning behaviour has led police to have to wear body cameras. My question is for the Minister for Crime Prevention: what measures are you taking to address the spike in youth crime along the Mornington Peninsula?