Shepparton electorate
Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (14:49): (1202) My question is to the Minister for Police. The information that I seek is what is being done to address the significant police shortages currently impacted by the rise in family violence at the Shepparton station. I recently met with Superintendent Brett Kahan, who raised his concerns, with an alarming 31 per cent increase of family violence incidents, which he said is significantly impacting on local policing resources, with an astounding 75 per cent of Shepparton police officers’ time taken up attending to family violence incidents and the follow-up requirements. This means that there are not enough police to attend to other policing matters in the community when needed. This is putting enormous pressure on our police and impacting on community safety.