Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Sadly, in my electorate on Friday there was a rather tragic incident: 28-year-old Darren Jones was stabbed to death at the Box Hill Railway Station. While Darren was not a constituent, I do want to pass on to his partner and small child our sympathies. I also want to call upon our state local government, Connex and Centro to do more to upgrade our transport hub at Box Hill. Sadly, for many years we have been suffering pressure from individuals thinking that Box Hill is not a safe place to visit, that the trains and the bus interchange are not safe. We have done much with the police and local communities to bring up the impression and to tell people, particularly parents, that their children can travel through Box Hill, that it is a safe place to use the transport and that it is a safe place to shop. This tragedy, whilst not connected really to the incidents, has unfortunately added to the concerns of parents. I really do believe that it is time that the transport hub be upgraded so that people no longer feel insecure using that service or sending their schoolchildren through there.