Constituency questions
Polwarth electorate
Richard RIORDAN (Polwarth) (14:39): (790) My question this afternoon is for the Minister for Agriculture in the other place. The question I have for my constituency of Polwarth is: Minister, are you prepared to come and provide the level of planning support through your department to determine the area of land that is required to support the dairy industry in the region? Since the department closed the native hardwood forests, the hardwood industry now requires extensive plantations right across Victoria. My question is: has your department done the necessary planning required to ensure there is enough viable land in Victoria to maintain both a solid and viable dairy industry and a solid and viable hardwood chip industry? That is an important question that the Corangamite shire requires – (Time expired)