Tuesday, 16 August 2022


Constituency questions

Narracan electorate


Narracan electorate

Mr BLACKWOOD (Narracan) (14:47): (6474) My question is to the Minister for Environment and Climate Action, and I ask: when will the minister finally end the crusade to destroy Victoria’s native forest industry, which employs many of my constituents? This week the Supreme Court has partially wound back orders preventing harvesting in the Central Highlands, opening 50 hectares across three sites or around 2 per cent of the VicForests annual harvest area. Surveys following the original injunction have found no evidence of greater glider habitat, proving laws introduced by the Andrews government are not about protecting forests but rather allowing green activists to shut down legal timber operations through the courts system with little or no evidence needed. When will the minister finally admit that she and Labor are intent on destroying jobs to gain Greens preferences?