Hon Peter Collier asks the Minister for Police about the allocation of resources from the Operation Regional Shield program to Kalgoorlie-Boulder and the Goldfields region, specifically targeting youth crime. The Minister's response indicates resources were provided under Operation Heat Shield since 2019.

AnsweredQoN 408Legislative Council
Asked
30 March 2023
Portfolio
Police

QuestionView source ↗

POLICE — OPERATION REGIONAL SHIELD
408. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer the minister to the $2.5 million
allocated for targeting youth crime in regional WA through the Operation
Regional Shield program.
What resources have been provided
for Kalgoorlie–Boulder and the goldfields region from this program?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Police.
The Western Australia Police Force
advise that since 2019 annual additional resources have been provided to the goldfields–Esperance police district under
Operation Heat Shield, targeting policing demand including youth crime.

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