Tuesday, 3 March 2026

 David DAVIS (Southern Metropolitan) (13:04): My matter is for the attention of the Minister for Police, and it concerns a spate of violent crime in Sunhill Road, Glen Iris. I ask the minister: will you act to ensure there is adequate police in Boroondara, where police numbers have fallen? In the case of the Ashburton police station nearby, the station has been closed by Labor – that is what they have done. They have closed the station, and they have cut the number of police. Be clear here what is occurring, and I am indebted to Ms Banks-Smith for this information about her street. A man was seen running up – this was all in one week – Sunhill Road, and afterwards a plain-clothes police officer was seen running after him. There is a long story that follows that. On Thursday 19 February there was an attempted break-in on the north side of the street. On Thursday the 19th there was a break-in at her house at 20 Sunhill Road, Glen Iris. Four offenders entered the house at 1:30 am – frightening. Her husband woke up to the vision of four men coming down the stairs, basically next to him, where he was lying on the couch. He woke up – (Time expired)