Victims of crime
David LIMBRICK (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (17:45): (72) My request for action is for the Minister for Police in the other place. It was reported recently that there were more than 13,000 stalking-related offences last year in Victoria. I was honoured to meet recently with Dianne McDonald. You may recall Dianne was the subject of a two-part episode of Australian Story called ‘To catch a stalker’. Dianne told me about the terrible ordeal she has been through as a stalking victim over many years. Dianne told me she found it difficult to get good support and advice about how to protect herself. My request for action is to provide data about the kinds of information and support that are provided to victims of stalking and how this is provided. My follow-up request is for the minister to meet with Dianne McDonald to discuss what can be done to provide better support for her and other stalking victims.