❓ Mr Redman questions the closure of regional police stations and its impact on police response time to home invasions. Mr Kobelke assures a review is underway and highlights positive policing outcomes in the Great Southern region.
AnsweredQoN 202Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
HOME INVASION — POLICE RESPONSE TIME
As a supplementary question, will the minister take a proactive step to discuss this matter with the Commissioner of Police with a view to reconsidering the government’s decision to close six regional police stations? Mr J.C. KOBELKE
As a supplementary question, will the minister take a proactive step to discuss this matter with the Commissioner of Police with a view to reconsidering the government’s decision to close six regional police stations? Mr J.C. KOBELKE
AnswerView source ↗
The commissioner, in reallocating staff, which led to the closure of some country police stations, gave an undertaking to review that situation. I raised the issue with him only a few weeks ago and that review will take place. However, the member should not draw any parallel between one particular incident and what may or may not be the efficiency of police throughout that region. I was very happy to speak to the superintendent in Albany who covers that region a few weeks ago. The results for police in Albany and the great southern are absolutely outstanding. There has been a marked reduction in crime through proactive policing and there have been improvements in almost every indicator. There is very positive policing in the great southern. Any suggestion that it has gone backwards is totally contrary to the facts.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: The commissioner, in reallocating staff, which led to the closure of some country police stations, gave an undertaking to review that situation. I raised the issue with him only a few weeks ago and that review will take place. However, the member should not draw any parallel between one particular incident and what may or may not be the efficiency of police throughout that region. I was very happy to speak to the superintendent in Albany who covers that region a few weeks ago. The results for police in Albany and the great southern are absolutely outstanding. There has been a marked reduction in crime through proactive policing and there have been improvements in almost every indicator. There is very positive policing in the great southern. Any suggestion that it has gone backwards is totally contrary to the facts.
The commissioner, in reallocating staff, which led to the closure of some country police stations, gave an undertaking to review that situation. I raised the issue with him only a few weeks ago and that review will take place. However, the member should not draw any parallel between one particular incident and what may or may not be the efficiency of police throughout that region. I was very happy to speak to the superintendent in Albany who covers that region a few weeks ago. The results for police in Albany and the great southern are absolutely outstanding. There has been a marked reduction in crime through proactive policing and there have been improvements in almost every indicator. There is very positive policing in the great southern. Any suggestion that it has gone backwards is totally contrary to the facts.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: The commissioner, in reallocating staff, which led to the closure of some country police stations, gave an undertaking to review that situation. I raised the issue with him only a few weeks ago and that review will take place. However, the member should not draw any parallel between one particular incident and what may or may not be the efficiency of police throughout that region. I was very happy to speak to the superintendent in Albany who covers that region a few weeks ago. The results for police in Albany and the great southern are absolutely outstanding. There has been a marked reduction in crime through proactive policing and there have been improvements in almost every indicator. There is very positive policing in the great southern. Any suggestion that it has gone backwards is totally contrary to the facts.
The commissioner, in reallocating staff, which led to the closure of some country police stations, gave an undertaking to review that situation. I raised the issue with him only a few weeks ago and that review will take place. However, the member should not draw any parallel between one particular incident and what may or may not be the efficiency of police throughout that region. I was very happy to speak to the superintendent in Albany who covers that region a few weeks ago. The results for police in Albany and the great southern are absolutely outstanding. There has been a marked reduction in crime through proactive policing and there have been improvements in almost every indicator. There is very positive policing in the great southern. Any suggestion that it has gone backwards is totally contrary to the facts.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.