Tuesday, 21 March 2023
Constituency questions
Lowan electorate
Lowan electorate
Emma KEALY (Lowan) (14:34): (82) My question is to the Minister for Environment, and I ask: when will Parks Victoria sign off on a renewed licence for Coleraine Field and Game so they can again operate at the site they have maintained and protected for decades? It was about a year ago that Parks Victoria requested that Coleraine Field and Game undertake a cultural heritage management plan and banned them from accessing that site. Coleraine Field and Game have been enormously proactive. They have engaged with local elder Uncle Johnny Lovett, who has inspected the site for cultural heritage and has recommended that Coleraine Field and Game continue to operate at their location. It is now just waiting for Parks Victoria to sign off on that renewed licence. Coleraine Field and Game are still paying the lease, even though they cannot access the site, so I ask the minister: when will the licence be renewed so that Coleraine Field and Game can again get on site to maintain their site?