Preston electorate
Nathan LAMBERT (Preston) (15:07): (1027) My constituency question is for the Minister for Planning, and my question is: what historical aerial photographs or maps does her department hold for Reservoir, Preston or the northern suburbs generally, and can members of the public access those photos or maps? As the minister will know, there is a very famous set of 1945 aerial photographs of Melbourne taken by Adastra Airways, and some kind individual has stitched them together online so we can all see what our suburbs looked like in 1945. Many of our local policy challenges do date back to previous decisions that were made in the past about where to put roads, train lines, industrial zones, reserves and so forth. When we are doorknocking, it is often great to speak to older members of the community who can provide us with context for those historical decisions, but those online photographs and maps are also a valuable resource. Anything we can have to help us better understand our local communities would be greatly appreciated.