Tuesday, 1 April 2025

Northern Victoria Region

Georgie PURCELL (Northern Victoria) (12:56): (1496) My constituency question is for the Minister for Outdoor Recreation. Reports have been made to the Game Management Authority by residents near Joyces Creek, a duck-shooting site, with gunfire blasting at 7:47 am, 13 minutes before legal start time. This happens every year, and the GMA continue to ignore the distress of locals. Rate-paying residents of Mount Alexander are having the comfort and utility of their homes severely disturbed by the relentless barrage of gunfire within 3 kilometres of their homes, and locals are describing it as sounding like a war zone. Since they raised their concerns in an October meeting there has been radio silence from the minister. My Mount Alexander constituents want to know whether the minister will follow the 2019 precedent where two wetlands were closed due to public safety concerns in Mildura because of the risk to residents and visitors and close duck shooting at Joyces Creek too.