Michael Keenan (Stirling, Liberal Party, Minister for Justice) Share this | Hansard source

and help our police to catch crooks, saving them time and saving the courts' time as well. These projects have been rolled out all across the nation. In round 1 we focused on retail and entertainment premises and commercial precincts to improve community safety. This is because we know that safe communities are strong and prosperous communities.

The electorate of Canning has benefited from the Safer Streets Program. After the strong advocacy of the previous member, the late Don Randall, we invested $250,000 in CCTV and improved lighting for the Mandurah foreshore and $170,000 for CCTV in the Armadale city centre. I was very pleased to go with Andrew Hastie, the Liberal candidate for the seat of Canning, to review some of the CCTV in action. We heard from the local council, the City of Armadale, about the impact that it had had in making their community centre safer. I was very pleased to be able to announce that we would be spending a further $150,000 in Canning to secure the Mandurah foreshore. These proceeds of crime have been benefiting local communities all around the country, and this further investment will mean the Mandurah foreshore continues to be the premier place in Mandurah for family-friendly fun.

I have no doubt that round 2 of the Safer Streets Program, which I intend to open shortly with a further $20 million investment in community safety, will be of benefit to the Canning community. I certainly am quietly confident that it will be Andrew Hastie, our Liberal candidate and a former captain of the SAS, who will be advocating as a champion for his local community to get further funds through our Safer Streets Program.

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