Kim WELLS (Rowville) (14:49): (398) My question is to the Minister for Police. Minister, when will the Allan government address the rapidly increasing crime problem within my electorate of Rowville? Over the past year the City of Knox has seen a 9 per cent increase in crime – that is currently higher than 60 per cent of all other local councils. Just recently a constituent contacted my office seeking assistance with trying to receive support from police in the area. However, our hardworking police in the Knox area are struggling to deliver a safe community for constituents in Rowville, having continually been grossly underfunded, with a lack of police officers. It is clear this problem is only going to continue to get worse until this government provides adequate funding to the police in Rowville and the City of Knox.