Council & Politics
9 November, 2025
MP keeps promise in Parliament
After they voiced concerns about youth and crime in general, town improvements and more, Mr McCracken said he would bring these issues up in State Parliament last week. And that’s what he did.
AFTER his recent visit to St Arnaud, Western Victoria and Liberal MP Joe McCracken kept his word to the small group of constituents he encountered.
After they voiced concerns about youth and crime in general, town improvements and more, Mr McCracken said he would bring these issues up in State Parliament last week.
And that’s what he did.
During his time in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, Mr McCracken raised a question for Minister for Youth Justice Enver Erdogan.
“I recently visited St Arnaud and met with locals. We spoke at length about the significant challenges facing the community, particularly when young people turn to crime,” he said.
“I want to acknowledge Dusty [-Raiyn] McIntyre, an extremely intelligent young lady who conveyed in great detail the difficulties that locals experience with both clarity and maturity beyond her years: anti-social behaviour, illicit drug taking leading to drug dependency, burglary and theft, coupled with a lack of supports and diversion programs in place.
“To access many services, people have to travel to Bendigo or Ballarat. Some of those are very difficult to access for some people.
“Minister, will you investigate place-based localised solutions to youth crime, particularly for my constituents in St Arnaud, to ensure youth crime is prevented at every possible point?”
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