Tuesday, 11 August 2026

 Renee HEATH (Eastern Victoria) (14:03): (2471) Frank Schiefler and the Liberals have committed to opening a 24-hour police station in Hastings, and my question for the Minister for Police is: will you do the same? A Hastings man who coached intellectually disabled children to steal cars in exchange for drugs is about to be let out of prison. Last month the 30-year-old recruiter was finally sentenced to a year behind bars but had already served 328 days while on remand, so will soon be let out into the community. Detectives say that crime in the peninsula area had dropped by 40 per cent as soon as he went into remand. He is described as being a driving force behind crime in the peninsula. This man puts the community at a huge risk. He is preying on the vulnerable, and the community are afraid. We are asking for action, and we are asking for a commitment to open the station 24 hours a day.