Wednesday,
24 September 2025
McLeish sees gardener, not crooks, handing in machete

State Member for Eildon Cindy McLeish has renewed calls for tougher action on knife crime and bail laws, saying only the Liberals and Nationals have a plan to address the issue.

While visiting areas of her electorate last week, Ms McLeish said she saw “a gardener handing in a machete, not the crooks that we want to hand in.”

She said her party’s Break Bail, Face Jail policy would close youth e...

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