Tuesday, 9 September 2025

Western Metropolitan Region

Trung LUU (Western Metropolitan) (12:57): (1814) My question is for the Minister for Police and Minister for Community Safety. In relation to the recent deaths from violent attacks, can the minister please update my constituents, especially the parents and family of those deceased, on what actions the Allan government is taking to stop violent crime before more deaths of innocent Victorians? Enough is enough, Minister. Residents in Melbourne’s west have endured countless serious crimes resulting in the deaths of young Victorians. In recent days targeted attacks have resulted in the death of a 26-year-old Point Cook football player; in Cobblebank two teenage boys, 12 and 15, were chased and attacked by a group of gangs, stabbed and chopped to death with machetes and long, edged weapons; and in another instance a group of youths attacked a house in Werribee, smashed all the front windows and fired shots through the bedroom, narrowly missing the residents. These attacks rock my community. These tragedies can be avoided. My community is fearful and demands action from the government now.