Polwarth electorate
Richard RIORDAN (Polwarth) (14:36): (42) My question is to the Minister for Environment, and my question is: will she be supporting my communities in Torquay, Anglesea, Lorne, Apollo Bay, Port Campbell and other smaller communities along the Great Ocean Road, who are increasingly finding the traditional uses of their foreshore taken away from them? I refer specifically to the walking track at Apollo Bay, which has recently just been closed because it is no longer deemed appropriate that that walking track that has been there for most of living memory should any longer be available. I refer to the Torquay car show, which for 20 years or more has been on the foreshore at Torquay but is increasingly finding it difficult to gain approval from the Great Ocean Road Parks and Coast Authority, which is continually applying a state government mandate on the way communities can use their foreshore. Minister, the cultural community uses of our foreshores are vital for our coastal communities, and they need your support.