Wednesday, 17 June 2026


Constituency questions

South-Eastern Metropolitan Region


Ann-Marie HERMANS

South-Eastern Metropolitan Region

 Ann-Marie HERMANS (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (14:11): (2408) My question is to the Minister for Police on crime prevention. The latest statistics reveal a deeply disturbing surge in family violence offences across the City of Casey, Greater Dandenong and Cardinia regions. In just over seven days police attended 161 family violence call-outs, arrested 95 alleged perpetrators and laid 290 charges, including strangulation, threats to kill with weapons, armed robbery, animal cruelty and attempted arson. Police have stated publicly that more than half of these offences involved breaches of intervention orders and that several offenders were recidivists who had repeatedly harmed partners and children over extended periods. While under-resourced police need to prioritise domestic violence callouts, they remain unavailable to attend other crimes. Given these deeply concerning findings, what specific resources will the government provide to ensure there are enough police in the south-east to protect victims from repeat offenders who continue to be released on bail and who breach intervention orders with impunity?