Thursday, 10 February 2022

Surf Coast shire planning

Mr CHEESEMAN (South Barwon) (10:00): The other week the Liberal leader and the member for Polwarth visited my electorate and proved once again how out of touch they are with my constituents. On development in the Surf Coast the member for Polwarth said:

We can’t end up with enclaves worth millions and millions of dollars just for the people who got here first … the opportunity exists to open up new areas.

These dismissive comments just show how out of touch the member for Polwarth is with the people of Torquay and Jan Juc and the long-running campaign they have been running against excessive development in their part of the state for over a decade. It is also clear from his comments that Matthew Guy continues to support developers in wanting to see Spring Creek opened up for further housing. The opposition leader, when he was the Minister for Planning, advocated strongly for 3000 additional houses to be constructed in the Spring Creek valley, and his views have evidently not changed. Both Matthew Guy and Richard Riordan are out of touch with local communities in expressing directly what the developers want to see for the Spring Creek valley.

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: I remind members to call members by their correct titles.