Wednesday, 29 November 2023

Responses

Ros SPENCE (Kalkallo – Minister for Agriculture, Minister for Community Sport, Minister for Carers and Volunteers) (19:23): The member for Croydon raised a matter for the Minister for Climate Action and Minister for Energy and Resources, and the action being sought was for the minister to work with the federal minister to deliver on the joint commitment made for a funding program for solar rebates on apartment buildings. The member for Lara raised a matter for the Minister for Small Business; the action being sought was for the minister to join with the member and visit small businesses in her electorate that support thousands of jobs in Lara to hear about the available supports and any challenges they face. The member for Gippsland East raised a matter for the Premier; the action being sought was for the Premier to finalise fair timber worker support packages prior to the Christmas period.

The member for Northcote raised a matter for the Deputy Premier and Minister for Education; the action being sought was that the Deputy Premier join with the member to tour some of the terrific local schools in her electorate and see the great initiatives that are showcased at these schools. The member for Narracan raised a matter for the Deputy Premier and Minister for Education; the action being sought was for the Deputy Premier to save Neerim District Rural Primary School. The member for Broadmeadows raised a matter for the Treasurer and Minister for Economic Growth, and the action being sought was for the minister to join with the member in her electorate and visit the wonderful Banksia Gardens in Broadmeadows, including Banksia Gardens Community Services, and see the services and programs that they provide.

The member for Brunswick raised a matter for the Minister for Climate Action and Minister for Energy and Resources, and the action being sought was for the government to legislate a constitutional ban on new fossil fuel projects in Victoria. The member for Laverton raised a matter for the Deputy Premier and Minister for Education; the action being sought was for the Deputy Premier to join the member in her electorate early next year, before the first sitting week of 2024, for the opening of two brand new schools in Truganina. The member for Gippsland South raised a matter for the Minister for Police, and the action being sought was for the minister to increase police resources and numbers in his electorate, particularly in the Shire of South Gippsland, to address the increase in crime in his electorate.

The member for Ripon raised a matter for the Minister for Children in the other place, and the action being sought was for the minister to provide the member with an update on the site selection for the brand new government-run early learning centres to be delivered in the Loddon shire and Creswick and Clunes areas in her electorate. I will refer all of these matters to the appropriate ministers for action.

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The house stands adjourned until tomorrow morning.

House adjourned 7:25 pm.