Members statements
Melbourne Market
Emma KEALY (Lowan) (11:07): Yesterday Premier Allan announced she would give regulators more power to stop excessive rent increases while at the same time her Labor government is doubling rent for our vital fruit and veg vendors at the Melbourne Market. What hypocrisy from a two-faced Premier who absolutely sucks at running Victoria. These massive rent increases will make Melbourne Market the most expensive in Australia, over $100,000 more than their counterparts at Sydney Markets. And of course yet again it is Victorians that will pay the price, with these massive government rent increases being passed on to Victorians through higher fruit and veg prices at our local markets and grocers and pushing up the cost of having dinner at our favourite pub, restaurant or cafe. After 10 years of this rotten Labor government Victorians are far worse off and continue to pay the price for Premier Allan’s complete and utter incompetence.