Laverton electorate
Sarah CONNOLLY (Laverton) (14:48): (8) My question is for the Minister for Environment in the other place. As the minister is well aware, the issue of air quality in Melbourne’s inner west is something that our government takes very seriously. It is no secret that heavily industrialised areas in the western suburbs do have a negative impact on air quality, and this in turn can have consequential health impacts on residents in suburbs that neighbour industrial blocks. Last year we announced a $20 million air quality package to address this particular issue in the inner west, and it is something I know my colleagues the member for Footscray and the member for Williamstown worked very hard on. So my question for the minister is this: how will this $20 million investment address air quality issues in Melbourne’s inner west?