Thursday, 17 October 2024

Responses

Mary-Anne THOMAS (Macedon – Leader of the House, Minister for Health, Minister for Health Infrastructure, Minister for Ambulance Services) (17:35): I am delighted to respond to the member for Bentleigh and his request that I join him onsite in East Bentleigh to see the progress on the development of a new ambulance station there. I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the member for Bentleigh for his advocacy on behalf of his community. Having been out there to that site a number of times already, I am looking forward to visiting yet again. Of course I hope I similarly get an invitation to attend when we open that new ambulance station.

The member for Murray Plains has raised a matter for the attention of the Minister for Emergency Services in the other place, and the action he seeks is that the minister undertake a review of the CFA compensation scheme and access to independent medical panels. The member for Mordialloc has raised a matter for the attention of the Minister for Transport Infrastructure, and the action he seeks is that the minister provide him with an update on the very many benefits that will be delivered to his constituents on the Frankston line and the Cranbourne–Pakenham line when the Metro Tunnel is delivered by the Allan Labor government.

The member for Caulfield raised a matter for the attention of the Minister for Police, and the action he seeks is that the minister provide more police in the City of Glen Eira. It would be remiss of me not to remind the member – and I am sure the member for Berwick can add to this – that it is the Chief Commissioner of Police who decides where police resources are allocated, because you would not want politicians doing that.

The member for Preston raised a matter for the Minister for Planning, and the action he seeks is that the minister join him at Preston Central to discuss the way in which our government’s determination that central Preston become an activity centre will deliver great opportunities for the very many younger members of his electorate to access affordable housing close to jobs and services, which is what our government is all about. I am sure the minister looks forward to that very much.

The member for Berwick raised a matter for the attention of the Minister for Multicultural Affairs, and the action that he seeks is that the minister find a way to fund a multicultural centre in either Casey or Cardinia. The member for Albert Park raised a matter for the attention of the Minister for Police, and the action that she seeks is that the minister visit her electorate to meet and discuss matters of community safety with her constituents. The member for Brunswick raised a matter for the attention of the Minister for Energy and Resources, and the action that he seeks is that the minister require the distribution companies to enable and allow the export of more electricity to the grid, specifically up to 10 kilowatts.

The member for Shepparton raised a matter for the attention of the Minister for Agriculture regarding funding for the fruit fly program. The member for Kororoit raised a matter for the attention of the Minister for Emergency Services, and I am sure that the Minister for Emergency Services would be delighted to attend with the member the new Aintree SES facility, meet the inaugural unit controller and indeed celebrate our government’s investment of $125 million into the SES infrastructure fund.

The SPEAKER: I thank the clerks, the parliamentary staff and the attendants for their support this week. The house now stands adjourned.

House adjourned 5:39 pm.