Tuesday, 30 April 2024

Northern Metropolitan Region

Evan MULHOLLAND (Northern Metropolitan) (13:07): (808) My constituency question is for the Minister for Police. My constituents have raised concerns about increasing crime occurrences and antisocial behaviour near the safe injecting room in North Richmond. Residents, including children at the nearby primary school, are frequently harassed and exposed to public drug use and drug-related crime. Local businesses along Victoria Street are seeing their livelihoods threatened, and customers are intimidated by disorderly behaviour. There is widespread concern about a lack of deterrence towards offenders harming the safety of residents. The safe city cameras program installed in Carlton could be used in North Richmond. A live surveillance network will improve the identification and tracking of offenders so disturbances can be dealt with promptly. Does the government have any plans to install CCTV in North Richmond, and if not, why not?