Morwell electorate
Martin CAMERON (Morwell) (14:38): (86) My question is for the Minister for Police and Minister for Crime Prevention, and the information I seek is on the resourcing of protective services officers at the Morwell train station. The Andrews government’s own website states that PSOs are stationed at every single one of metropolitan Melbourne’s 212 stations but at only four stations in regional Victoria, not including Morwell. The latest data from the Crime Statistics Agency shows that crime in the Latrobe Valley is disproportionately high. There were more than 10,000 criminal incidents per 100,000 population recorded in the region in 2022, the highest of any municipality in the state outside of Melbourne. People continue to raise concerns with my office about the prevalence of antisocial behaviour in Morwell, particularly around the train station and bus terminal. Crime in Morwell spiked 6.5 per cent last year, and despite the irrefutable evidence, the Andrews government does not see the need to allocate PSOs to the Morwell train station, further proof of – (Time expired)