Mildura electorate
Jade BENHAM (Mildura) (14:37): (402) My constituency question is for the Minister for Water, and my question is: who is responsible for the maintenance, weeds and growth on different levee banks on the Murray River? The property of my constituents Glen and Deborah Bussell backs onto the urban levee bank that Swan Hill Rural City Council constructed in 2021. In early October Deborah submitted a report on Snap Send Solve, which was initially submitted to Parks Victoria but was reassigned and then nudged to the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action. Deborah and Glen had both assumed that council might have been responsible, seeing as it was council that constructed the levee bank. I have since spoken to the council CEO, seeking some clarity. It is actually a matter that needs clarification quite urgently. The grass and weeds that have been growing on the levee bank have gotten out of control, and as well as being an eyesore and a fire hazard, they are also a haven for snakes. Given she has got grandchildren, we need it sorted urgently.