No child should be hurt like this.

Two 12-year-old boys are in hospital in Mildura after being struck by a vehicle in Langtree Mall this week.

My thoughts are with them, with their families sitting beside them, and with the young people who witnessed it.

This matter is before the courts and I will not comment on it. What I will say is that these boys, their families and the Mildura community deserve every support right now.