Wednesday, 9 February 2022

Petitions

Following petition presented to house by Clerk:

Great forest national park

To the Legislative Assembly of Victoria

The petition of

Members of the Bayside Bushwalking Club Inc

draws to the attention of the House

That virtually all of the water used by the five million people who live in Melbourne, and many people north of the Great Dividing Range, comes from the forests of the Victorian Central Highlands.

The petitioners therefore request that the Legislative Assembly of Victoria

Take the necessary steps to declare the Great Forest National Park in the Central Highlands and Gippsland regions for the security of water supplies and the conservation of rare and biodiverse wilderness areas; move to an entirely plantation-based timber industry; and put in place a plan to invest in tourism infrastructure and job-skills retraining in Gippsland and Central Highlands communities that will be affected by the phasing out of native forest logging.

By Mr ROWSWELL (Sandringham) (70 signatures).

Tabled.

Ordered that petition lodged by member for Sandringham on 8 February be considered next day on motion of Mr ROWSWELL (Sandringham).