Wednesday, 19 November 2025

 James NEWBURY (Brighton) (14:45): My constituency question is to the Premier, and I ask: when will the Premier act to solve Victoria’s crime crisis, especially as it relates to knives and weapons? During question time I was advised that one of my schools, Elsternwick Primary School, has been put into lockdown because of youths in the Brighton area allegedly with weapons. The Premier is walking out of the chamber while I am in the middle of asking her a question. Youths with weapons have forced a school into lockdown. You can understand why our community is so concerned. You can understand why parents are concerned. The police I understand were there as quickly as possible, but one of my schools is in lockdown because of the crime crisis in this state, because there were youths with weapons in the area. So I would say to the Premier: press releases mean nothing. When are you going to do something? Because our kids, our communities are in danger.