Thursday, 23 June 2022

Constituency questions

Northern Metropolitan Region

Mr ONDARCHIE (Northern Metropolitan) (12:40): (1866) My constituency question is for the Minister for Police. The people of Coburg are concerned about hooning and antisocial behaviour. Two years ago I invited them to complete a survey for me and I fed back that information to this house, and nothing has happened. Those same residents have come back to me and reported they do not feel safe on Nicholson Street, and I thank local resident Tom Wright for his advocacy and also for bringing this to my attention. Coburg is such a diverse community, and the residents are concerned about pedestrian safety, particularly the mums walking along Nicholson Street with their prams. So could the minister advise me, and the question is: will the government commit to extra police or other resources to better monitor and deter speeding and hooning along Nicholson Street, Holmes Street and Moreland Road to better protect pedestrians in Coburg, who want safer streets to raise their families?