Thursday, 20 February 2025

Responses

Mary-Anne THOMAS (Macedon – Leader of the House, Minister for Health, Minister for Ambulance Services) (17:34): The member for Bulleen, who I note has left the chamber, raised a matter for the attention of the Minister for Environment. The action he seeks is that the EPA provide real-time updates on air quality during the construction of the North East Link. The member for Preston raised a matter for the attention of the Minister for Water, and the action he seeks is that both the minister and Melbourne Water join him in High Street, Reservoir, to look at land reserves held by the water companies and to discuss ways in which they can be accessed and in which the utilisation of those reserves can occur. The member for Kew has a matter for the attention of the Premier, and the action she seeks is in relation to a community safety forum that she is organising in her electorate. The member for Kew is still in the chamber, I note, accompanied by her little son.

The member for Box Hill is also in the chamber – excellent – and he has an action for the attention of the Minister for Education, and that is that the minister join him at Laburnum Primary School to see some recently completed works and to enjoy and see in action the benefits of the Allan Labor government’s investment in education. The member for Croydon has a matter for the attention of the Minister for Education, and that is to restore some funding to the Maroondah Positive Education Network. The member for Broadmeadows has a matter for the attention of the Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs, and the action she seeks is that the minister join her out at Enable, which is an outstanding social enterprise in her electorate.

The member for Morwell, who, like me and you, Speaker, has a long journey after this long adjournment, has a matter for the attention of the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and the action he seeks is that there is delivery of upgrades at an intersection in Moe that he wants to see finalised. The member for Pascoe Vale has a matter for the attention of the Minister for Community Safety. The action he seeks is an update on community safety initiatives that have been implemented to benefit his constituents. The member for Caulfield has a matter for the attention of the Minister for Planning, and the action he seeks is that the minister seek to intervene to stop developers in his electorate seeking to overturn, yet again, decisions already made by VCAT. The member for Ashwood has a matter for the attention of the Minister for the Suburban Rail Loop in the other place, and that is to come and join him and see the work that is well underway on SRL in his electorate and to see the benefits that fantastic, multigenerational project will deliver in terms of housing, jobs and opportunities for the people of Ashwood.

The SPEAKER: Thank you, Minister. Thank you, members. Thank you to the clerks and attendants and parliamentary staff for their support this week. The house now stands adjourned.

House adjourned 5:38 pm.