Tuesday, 16 May 2023

Morwell electorate

Martin CAMERON (Morwell) (14:49): (148) My question is to the Minister for Housing. Minister, has a high-density public housing project been signed off by the Andrews government and the developer without the knowledge of local council and residents in the Traralgon Dunbar Road precinct? Residents en masse have raised concerns over the proposed 52-dwelling development, citing a range of real and valid concerns that will impact their day-to-day lives if the build goes ahead. Residents acknowledge the need for more public housing in the Latrobe Valley but have concerns about the alleged secret deal to deliver high-density public housing to this particular site. From traffic management in the already congested area, which comes to a standstill at school drop-off and pick-up times, to the impact on our medical and emergency services, which are already near impossible to access, the residents rightly ask: Minister, what has the Andrews government agreed to behind closed doors and without proper consultation?