IN Victoria’s parliament last week, South West Coast MP, Roma Britnell invited the Police and Emergency Services minister, whilst in Warrnambool for the May Race Carnival, to visit local police, and families who have approached Ms Britnell to share how they are affected by lack of laws to protect them from domestic violence offences.

Ms Britnell called into question the hypocrisy of the premier and deputy premier attending a family violence rally in Melbourne over the weekend given their government has been in power for the last 10 years and has had every opportunity to strengthen laws to protect women.