Tuesday, 4 February 2025

 Brad ROWSWELL (Sandringham) (14:52): (956) My constituency question is to the Minister for Police. Every day residents in my electorate tell harrowing tales of the violent burglaries, home invasions and thefts happening in our community. One of the recent reports I received was from Michelle Pritchard, who shared that her family suffered an attempted home invasion in Beaumaris. Michelle and her family heard the sounds of offenders jumping over their fence and attempting to break in. Terrified, Michelle called 000 and waited with her family upstairs for the police to arrive. When the police did come, she was told that there were six attempted home invasions in the area that very night. The police believe that all six of the attempted invasions were likely to be by the same group of offenders. On the previous weekend 16 vehicles were stolen in that local area. Since the incident Michelle and her family have been living in fear, constantly worried about the safety and security of their home. Given the Premier’s admission today that Victoria’s bail laws are too soft, when will the Minister for Police bring legislation into this place to reverse Labor’s weakening of bail laws?