Mr PALLAS (Treasurer) — I rise to inform the house of my recent visit to the Werribee police station in my electorate. I met with Inspector Martin Allison and the team of local police officers to announce that the Werribee station will be allocated additional resources. Of course I offer my hearty thanks to the Minister for Police for her efforts in this regard. The officers were thrilled to hear that the Wyndham police service area will receive 27 new police officers and five detectives as part of the 100 officers coming to Melbourne’s west.

This year’s budget also provides funding for the long‑awaited upgrade to the Werribee police station and planning funding for the Werribee justice precinct, giving our local police officers the facilities they require to respond to incidents and keep perpetrators accountable. The budget provides for a historic $2 billion investment in police services and forms part of our community safety statement, which outlines the Andrews government’s strategy to prevent crime and increase public safety. We are delivering 3135 new officers over five years, and we are addressing one of the largest public safety issues, with a record $1.9 billion investment to prevent family violence and support survivors. I want to express my sincere appreciation for the complex and demanding work that our police officers do both in Wyndham and across the state.