Northern Victoria Region
Rikkie-Lee TYRRELL (Northern Victoria) (12:59): (1070) My constituency question today is for the Minister for Local Government and concerns the Moira Shire Council in my electorate of Northern Victoria Region. On 10 March 2023 the Moira Shire Council was dismissed and administrators were put in. While my constituents can understand why this was done, what they cannot understand is why the administrators have been put in place until 2028 and why the ratepayers of the shire have lost their democratic right to vote for their councillors. Moira shire residents have already suffered through having their rights taken away from them during the COVID pandemic and feel rather aggrieved that yet again their rights have been taken away from them. Constituents have reported failures of the administrators managing the council, such as rates notices still not being sent out. Will the minister reinstate the democratic process for my constituents who reside in the Moira shire and allow them to vote and elect their local council representatives?
Sitting suspended 1:00 pm until 2:02 pm.