Water policy
Rikkie-Lee TYRRELL (Northern Victoria) (20:37): (886) My adjournment matter today is for the Minister for Water. Many of my constituents have raised concerns about the conditions of flood plains and forest surrounding some of Victoria’s most important waterways, such as the Murray River in my electorate of Northern Victoria. Continual flooding of some of these precious wetlands has caused mass die-offs of trees, plants and other undergrowth. This is caused by both natural and environmental flooding. The Allan Labor government’s 2024–25 budget outlines $270 million to protect and restore Victoria’s waterways. The action I seek is that the minister explain how this money will achieve this outcome.