Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Nepean electorate

Sam GROTH (Nepean) (15:11): (354) My question is to the Minister for Environment. Residents in Portsea and more broadly the southern peninsula have repeatedly and consistently raised the issue of Portsea beach with me throughout last year’s election campaign and into this term. Recently I was contacted by local resident Andrew who raised his serious concerns about the lack of government action on this major local environmental issue. Andrew summed up the feeling of many local constituents in his disappointment that Portsea front bench, once the pride of the peninsula, has been allowed to degrade so much.

James Newbury interjected.

Sam GROTH: And as the member for Brighton just said, it does not actually exist. During the election campaign the Liberal and National coalition committed $10 million to studies and planning to address real solutions for this environmental catastrophe. What additional action will the government take to address the issue of the ongoing environmental damage at Portsea beach?