Tuesday, 16 June 2026

 John BERGER (Southern Metropolitan) (21:51): (2581) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Police. Recently Victoria announced the active deployment model, extending coverage of PSOs to cover more train stations at more times of the day. This change was supported by an increase in the number of PSOs in the 2026–27 Victorian budget, with $44 million going towards recruiting an additional 50 PSOs. This will increase the ability for PSOs to detect and deter crime and keep the community safe whilst they use public transport. More PSOs for more hours in more places along our public transport networks means our community is safer. The action I seek is for the minister to provide me with an update on how the expansion of PSOs has improved community safety in the Southern Metropolitan Region.