Kim WELLS (Rowville) (12:53): I rise today to condemn the corrupt and financially reckless Allan Labor government for completely abandoning the safety of the Rowville electorate residents in the recent 2026–27 state budget. Despite a continuing out-of-control crime wave escalating right across Victoria, this Labor government has failed to provide the required additional funding to address the chronic statewide shortage of over 2000 frontline police officers. My deeply concerned constituents have dealt with a Rowville police station that is currently effectively shut to the public five days a week. With public counter hours restricted to Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 am to 6 pm, our community has been stripped of a vital safe haven and visible deterrent to local crime. Fortunately there is light at the end of the tunnel. The coalition’s comprehensive Safer Communities Plan will deliver where Labor has failed. The centrepiece of our commitment is the recruitment of 3000 additional police officers to fill these vacancies, reverse the resourcing crisis and permanently bolster the front line. Crucially, we will put boots back on the ground with our ‘adult crime, adult time’ policy. Our hardworking police members are completely exhausted by Labor’s revolving-door justice system, where serious violent offenders receive bail instead of jail. It is time to turn the lights back on at our station and restore safety to our community.