Tuesday, 3 February 2026

 David LIMBRICK (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (19:31): (2083) My constituency question is for the minister representing the Minister for Police. On 7 January a man was navigating bus replacements along the Pakenham train line and was assaulted by two individuals described as late teens or early 20s in the back of the bus. When he approached the bus driver about camera footage of the incident, the driver explained the bus only has a front camera and it cannot see the back of the bus. This calls into question the efficacy of the government’s recent changes to surveillance laws in improving community safety on public transport. The victim then sought medical assistance from PSOs at Narre Warren station, but after waiting over 2 hours for an ambulance to arrive, he gave up and went home. He is now considering moving away from south-east Melbourne as he no longer feels safe. My question therefore is: what is the government doing to ensure effective community safety on buses and other public transport in the south-east?