Thursday, 30 May 2024

Southern Metropolitan Region

Georgie CROZIER (Southern Metropolitan) (12:47): (903) My constituency question is again for the Minister for Mental Health, and it is in relation to an issue I raised in the adjournment last night around the sobering-up centre in St Kilda. She sighs at my questions, but these are important issues for the residents who were again abused by employees last night. Now, the government has said this sobering-up centre –

A member interjected.

Georgie CROZIER: They were abused and called racist last night. They are getting more and more aggressive, and they get more and more fearful, the residents. But the government promised that this centre would be open 24/7, 365 days a year. There are people that have slept outside the door. I have photos of that if you would like to see it. So the question is: is the government going to keep this centre open fully staffed and provide a safe place for people that are seeking the assistance? These employees are there on a part-time basis, and could you please counsel them again to stop abusing residents like they are regularly doing?