The MP spoke in Victorian Parliament this week to support the government’s stricter rules for dealing with sex offenders, but said change was happening too slowly.

“The electorate I represent, Ovens Valley, has seen two brutal murders by sex offenders,” he said.

Mr McCurdy said the death of Karen Chetcuti (nee Verbunt) in January 2016, after she was sexually assaulted and tortured, was “a horrible thought”.

Her murderer Michael Cardamone was sentenced to life without parole for murder, but is appealing the sentence.

He was living in Whorouly on parole when he killed Ms Chetcuti, having served six years in jail for the rape of a 15-year-old girl.

Bowe Maddigan also raped and killed 11-year-old Zoe Buttigieg in October 2015, just weeks after being released from prison.

He had served a full three-year jail term, including a return to custody after breaching his parole when previously released, meaning he was left with no formal supervision as a free man.

Maddigan is now serving a minimum of 28 years in jail before he will be eligible for parole again.

“We need to continue to make the changes necessary to protect our communities,” Mr McCurdy said.

“Karen’s family, her mum and her sister, continue to fight for justice for Karen - as you can only imagine, they bear the emotional scars every day of their lives.

“The two monsters who killed in Wangaratta, Bowe Maddigan and Michael Cardamone, were allowed to commit these crimes due to weak bail and parole laws, which this government needs to do more about.”

The government’s Serious Sex Offenders Bill will create a new Post Sentence Authority to start next year.

The panel will oversee the detention and supervision on parole of serious sexual and violent offenders.

“Finally, it clarifies the processes for the prosecution of offenders who breach their supervision orders as part of the course of offending behaviour,” Mr McCurdy said.

“Our communities need to be supported, people need to feel safe from sex offenders in their communities.”

Corrections Minister Gayle Tierney said the reforms were needed because keeping people safe was a priority.

“This new authority will provide independent and rigorous oversight of the post-sentence detention and supervision scheme and keep the community safe,” she said.