Southern Metropolitan Region
David DAVIS (Southern Metropolitan) (14:05): (12) My question is for the minister representing the Minister for Planning and is for the Minister for Planning, and it relates to the heritage area around Wattle Road in Hawthorn in the City of Boroondara. Ms Crozier well understands the representations of Christina Branagan and Nerida Muirden and others, indeed as does the Leader of the Opposition John Pesutto. They both understand that this is an important issue. Number 76 in particular is subject to VCAT approval, but what I seek, given the difficulties faced by the City of Boroondara in providing adequate heritage protection to these properties, is that the Minister for Planning commit to meet with the Boroondara heritage group to see and understand the need for heritage protection in and around that area of the City of Boroondara and in doing so to be in contact with the council, who are in general supportive, but the protections that are needed need the intervention of the Minister for Planning.