Motions
Deer control
Debate resumed.
Jeff BOURMAN (Eastern Victoria) (14:02): I want to thank most of those who made contributions to this from the opposition and the government, and I thank them for their support. Animal Justice’s contribution was to be expected, but what blew me away was the Greens. They are people that say they are for the disadvantaged and people that say that they are for the homeless, and all I heard was them trying to make this about recreational shooters and how we are trying to feather our own nest – unbelievable. Not at one point in time does this mention recreational shooters. It mentions government-led culls. It just shows the complete privilege – that they actually think that that had anything to do with it. They had no actual answer for why this is a bad thing, so they just attacked my people – shooters, hunters. It is just unbelievable. This is something for nothing, and when I say ‘nothing’ I mean no extra animals are going to be killed. Nothing extra is going to happen except that the animals that are taken will be utilised. I think it is appalling. It actually shows who they are and what they are made of. It has become about politics. I want them to call for a division. I want them to show what it is really about. Vote for my motion too, please.
Council divided on motion:
Ayes (32): Matthew Bach, Ryan Batchelor, Melina Bath, John Berger, Lizzie Blandthorn, Jeff Bourman, Gaelle Broad, Georgie Crozier, David Davis, Enver Erdogan, Jacinta Ermacora, Michael Galea, Renee Heath, Ann-Marie Hermans, Shaun Leane, David Limbrick, Wendy Lovell, Trung Luu, Bev McArthur, Joe McCracken, Nick McGowan, Tom McIntosh, Evan Mulholland, Harriet Shing, Adem Somyurek, Ingrid Stitt, Jaclyn Symes, Lee Tarlamis, Sonja Terpstra, Gayle Tierney, Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell, Sheena Watt
Noes (5): Katherine Copsey, Sarah Mansfield, Aiv Puglielli, Georgie Purcell, Samantha Ratnam
Motion agreed to.