Tuesday, 8 February 2022

McCrae lighthouse

Mr BRAYNE (Nepean) (19:03): (6187) The action I seek is for the Minister for Planning to come down to McCrae to visit the refurbished McCrae lighthouse when refurbishment is completed in a few months time. Ensuring that our heritage sites are protected and restored is so important. The lighthouse will be restored to its former glory and be given full, clean paint and repair works to guarantee its ongoing historical importance to our community. After consultation with key stakeholders the lighthouse will be painted from its current colour of greyish silver to its original colour of bright white. Whether it is for our local community or for tourists visiting our region, landmarks like the McCrae lighthouse are of historical significance and need to be preserved. I would also like to acknowledge the work of the Mornington Peninsula Shire in this matter and thank them for working in conjunction with Heritage Victoria to preserve this important Mornington Peninsula landmark. So I invite the minister to come down and visit one of my community’s most important landmarks.