Eastern Victoria Region
Renee HEATH (Eastern Victoria) (12:59): (1200) My question is for the Minister for Planning and Minister for the Suburbs, and it follows the release of the coalition’s plan for financial integrity. Minister, the plan released today commits to an intergenerational report which will in part be used for driving investment in infrastructure, services and new industry. The Eastern Victoria Region is home to some of the fastest growing parts in Victoria, including the Mornington Peninsula, Casey and Cardinia, yet these areas are being short-changed by the government when it comes to investments in health, public transport, schools, community safety and support services to address drug use and homelessness. At the same time, the government is driving up the cost-of-living crisis and destroying many of the industries that those communities have relied on. So, minister, will you commit to an intergenerational report to inform your decisions about the real needs of the growing suburbs of my region rather than blindly supporting the $216 billion going to a single project which will burden the next generation with record debt?
Sitting suspended 1:01 pm until 2:01 pm.