Adjournment Debate- Sunbury police numbers

Mr J. BULL (Sunbury) — (12 686) My adjournment matter is for the attention of the Minister for Police, and the action I seek is that the minister visit my electorate to meet with members of our brave, hardworking and dedicated police force. I would be very pleased to see the minister meet with some of our newest recruits, who form part of the 3135 additional police the Andrews Labor government is recruiting to keep Victorians safe.

Last year we made the single biggest investment in Victoria Police: $2 billion to recruit an additional 2729 police over four years. This came on top of the 406 additional police funded in the 2016–17 budget and those who are being recruited now, bringing the total number of new police to 3135. This is a fantastic announcement and will be very warmly welcomed in my community. I am hopeful the minister will be able to meet with the first batch of 300 officers. Eighty-nine of these officers will be deployed in the Fawkner division of Victoria Police, with 36 of these specifically assigned to the Hume police service area covering Sunbury.

The Andrews Labor government is getting on with the job of providing the support services that our communities need to keep Victorians safe. I would like to put on the record tonight my sincere appreciation for the hard work, dedication and commitment of all of Victoria’s police, and I look forward to the minister visiting my electorate.