Thursday, 5 October 2023

 Sam GROTH (Nepean) (14:46): (344) My question is for the Minister for Police. As the summer months are quickly approaching, the southern Mornington Peninsula will experience a major influx of visitors and short-term residents. This will put significant pressure on our local services and our emergency services but importantly our local police. Traffic control, public safety and other police functions are frequently in high demand over this busy holiday period. Last year during this period I personally reached out to both the Sorrento and Rye police stations. When calling the Sorrento station, there was a recorded phone message that said the station was closed. When I called Rye, I had a similar message, and my call was then forwarded on to Rosebud, who ended up telling me they were significantly under-resourced. This is not acceptable. So my question is: will the minister guarantee additional police resources will be allocated to the southern Mornington Peninsula over the summer period to ensure my community have the police services they need?