Thursday, 20 June 2024

Eastern Victoria Region

Melina BATH (Eastern Victoria) (12:53): (961) (By leave) My question is to the Minister for Environment. My constituent, who is the owner of Saltwater restaurant in Newhaven, Ben Dennis, is very concerned about the longevity of his 30-strong staff. Because of the closure of the Newhaven Jetty he has been offered a meeting via Zoom, two months after the closure of that jetty. My question is to the minister. Clearly there are too many suits in Melbourne and not enough field officers in boots in regional Victoria such that a man whose business is liable to come under great pressure will have to sack people because of the closure of infrastructure. Will the minister cancel suits and redeploy boots out into Bass in particular so that they can actually have a meeting on time rather than two months delayed?

Sitting suspended 12:54 pm until 2:03 pm.