Libs offer $16 million Bellarine police boost

A LIBERAL Nationals Government has pledged $16 million to boost Victoria Police infrastructure facilities on the Bellarine Peninsula.

The Liberal Nationals’ infrastructure package will include building a new $15 million Leopold Police Station with capacity for 24/7 operation, as well as $1 million to upgrade and guarantee the future utilisation of Queenscliff, Portarlington and Drysdale police stations.

Liberal Candidate for Bellarine Brian McKiterick said it was vital the Bellarine community have the resources it needed to fight crime and protect communities when they needed help the most.

“I served in Victoria Police for 39 years and spent the last decade working on the Surf Coast and Bellarine Peninsula, I understand firsthand the need to build a new station at Leopold and upgrade our existing stations,” Mr McKiterick said.

“That’s why the new Leopold Police Station is so important to help keep the local community safe.”

This commitment builds on the Liberals’ existing pledges about law and order in Geelong, including:

Deploying PSOs at the Geelong transport interchange

Delivering a Victoria Police shop front at Geelong Westfield

Making the Torquay Police Station 24/7

Expanding the local CCTV network to include the Torquay foreshore

Re-introducing the Police in Schools programs for local schools across Geelong and the Bellarine, and

Implementing a Public Sex Offenders Register to keep our community, especially our children, safe.