Tuesday, 13 May 2025

Prahran electorate

Rachel WESTAWAY (Prahran) (14:53): (1108) My question is to the Minister for Police. When will the minister properly fund policing in Victoria to enable Prahran police station and St Kilda police station in my electorate to have more police officers to respond to the rising levels of crime and antisocial behaviour? Our local police do a great job, but they are run off their feet, with a 19 per cent increase in criminal incidents in our local area over the last year. Locals tell me that they rarely see police on the streets and response times are absolutely blowing out. More police would help provide a more visible police presence, would allow officers to proactively work to reduce offending and would help prevent burnout for our existing overworked police. This would help provide Prahran locals with the safer and more secure community that they deserve and that they expect.