Tuesday, 3 February 2026

 Georgie CROZIER (Southern Metropolitan) (19:29): (2082) My question is for the attention of the Minister for Housing and Building. My colleague in the other place Michael O’Brien has raised an issue in his electorate of Malvern and written to the minister on several occasions asking for action on the unsafe activities of some residents residing in social housing in Denbigh Road, Armadale. Prahran housing is aware of the ongoing situation, as are the police, who are helpless because of the lack of action by the government. On Sunday I, together with Amelia Hamer, met with residents who are becoming increasingly concerned about the violent, dangerous and antisocial behaviour. This includes the repeated yelling of ‘I will cut your face off, expletive’; screaming and yelling at all times of the night; multiple residents threatened at knifepoint; a discarded ice pipe with a swastika on it; multiple reports of prohibited weapons, including machetes and knuckledusters; syringes and used tampons being thrown into neighbouring properties; fire extinguishers being used to smash cars and threaten passers-by; a man with a knife chasing local residents; and a fire in one of the units, thought to be caused by a meth lab, with the building still not repaired. That happened, I understand, 12 months ago, so to hear the minister in question time talk about safe residents having dignity and pride of place – these residents also deserve it. My constituents ask: will the minister commit to providing 24/7 security to keep residents safe?