Thursday, 5 February 2026

 Chris CREWTHER (Mornington) (14:59): My question is to the Minister for Housing and Building. What is the government doing to tackle the homelessness crisis on the Mornington Peninsula, particularly with so many people rough sleeping on our foreshore and elsewhere? The Mornington Peninsula now has the highest level of rough sleeping out of any LGA in the whole state of Victoria, including the City of Melbourne. Despite this, this Labor government has done little to nothing to tackle this crisis.

We have one crisis accommodation service for the whole Mornington Peninsula and a list for public housing that is a mile long. DJ is one individual who I have been trying to help for months, who is sleeping on the foreshore near Mills Beach in Mornington. We have helped him try to get a new tent, food for his dog, who has since passed, and a power bank. I am going to collect a new bed for him tonight. But he is not getting helped by this government. He is being helped by people like Andee, Emile, me and others, and this government needs to take action.