Ripon electorate
Martha HAYLETT (Ripon) (15:02): (1021) My question is for the Minister for Environment. Minister, can you provide me an update on the future of the Upper Teddington Reservoir in Stuart Mill. As people across Ripon know, this reservoir is a very special place. It is a favourite camping and fishing spot for so many and holds so many memories for locals in Stuart Mill, St Arnaud, Carapooee, Kooreh, Avoca and beyond. When it was announced that the reservoir would be decommissioned, before I was the local MP, it sent shockwaves across our region. I have been contacted by hundreds of people about this issue and cannot travel anywhere across Northern Grampians shire without it coming up. For two years now I have been telling Parks Victoria that this is not what the community want and they want to be heard. I understand that Parks Victoria has recently agreed to reconsider the decision to decommission the reservoir, but locals are eager to know more details about the next steps. I look forward to providing them with the minister’s response.
The SPEAKER: Order! I ask the member for Ripon to rephrase her constituency question and ask a question, not for an update.
Martha HAYLETT: Minister, what is the future of Upper Teddington Reservoir in Stuart Mill?