Thursday, 2 April 2026

 David DAVIS (Southern Metropolitan) (13:00): (2305) I want to raise a matter with the Minister for Police, and I want him to finally take action about the crime rise and crime epidemic in Glen Iris and Ashburton. My question is: when will you finally take action on these matters? I am going to use another case study. Katrina from Glen Iris said to me in written correspondence:

We are extremely concerned about the serious crime wave in Glen Iris. My elderly parents live in Glen Iris as well and we are all living in fear, including my young adult sons. Our neighbour has had two home invasions and both cars stolen 13 month apart. Their young children did not sleep for months after both break ins. We regularly see and report gangs of up to 6 youths with machetes on neighbours’ CCTV footage trying to break in … We are so angry and disgusted at the current government’s handling of crime and cannot believe how they have let things get out of hand.

Crime is up in Glen Iris and up in Boroondara, police numbers have fallen and it is time a tardy minister acted.

Sitting suspended 1:01 pm until 2:07 pm.