The former Liberal government announced large community grants in Labor-held target seats in the final weeks of the 2022 election campaign.
The former Liberal government announced at least $1.56 million in Safer Communities grants in Labor-held target seats in the final weeks of the 2022 election campaign without submitting them to the Department of Home Affairs for vetting., was topped up with $50 million by former home affairs minister Karen Andrews and assistant minister for community safety Jason Wood – who oversaw the grants – four days before the 2022 election was called.
Victorian senator Sarah Henderson and Manish Patel, the Liberal candidate for Corio, announced $500,000 for the security systems and community safety infrastructure for the Gurudwara Sikh temple in Geelong. Corio was a relatively safe Labor seat on a margin of 10.3 per cent. The Safer Communities scheme, introduced in 2016, paid for CCTV cameras, security lights and systems, fences, footpath lighting and other security measures for community groups, religious organisations and others.
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