Elsternwick planning
David SOUTHWICK (Caulfield) (09:42): The best way to fight hate, racism and intolerance is through education. It was a great privilege to join our two federal candidates, Benson Saulo the candidate for Macnamara, and Tim Wilson our candidate for Goldstein, in an announcement for an $18 million Jewish arts quarter right in the heart of Elsternwick. This is our very own Lygon Street in Elsternwick that will provide a cultural precinct and educational precinct and bring the Jewish museum, the Holocaust centre and the creative industries together. A big shout-out for the work that both of these candidates have been doing to make this happen. This is really important. There is some work that needs to be done by the Minister for Planning here to ensure we have cars and major traffic not turning into this precinct, endangering the whole idea of what this precinct is all about. We have got to make sure it is a real hub, a true hub. Our federal Liberal colleagues have done their bit; we need our state colleagues to do their bit as well to ensure we close it off and make this a true hub.