Thursday, 15 August 2024

 Mary-Anne THOMAS (Macedon – Leader of the House, Minister for Health, Minister for Health Infrastructure, Minister for Ambulance Services) (17:27): The member for Murray Plains raised a matter for the attention of the Minister for Housing, and the action he seeks is that the minister tell him how many new homes will be built in his electorate as a consequence of our government’s commitment to deliver 800,000 homes.

A member interjected.

Mary-Anne THOMAS: You sought an action. It took you a while to get there, but you got there, and I am sure the minister will respond. The member for Preston had a matter for the attention of the Minister for Skills and TAFE, and the action that the member sought was that the minister join him at the Melbourne Polytechnic campus on St Georges Road to discuss our government’s commitment to TAFE, training and growing careers, jobs and opportunities for young people in Melbourne’s north but also discussing the possibilities for that TAFE institute. The member for Polwarth sought an action from the Minister for Environment, and that is that the minister has a meeting with the Great Ocean Road Communities Network.

The member for Clarinda raised a matter for the attention of the Minister for Consumer Affairs, and that is that the minister provide him with an update on the Allan Labor government’s rental taskforce and the commitment of our government to making renting fairer and better for people in Victoria but particularly for the constituents of Clarinda. The member for Warrandyte raised a matter for the attention of the Minister for Children, and the action she seeks is that there be an increase in the allowance for foster carers. The member for Cranbourne raised a matter for the attention of the Minister for Government Services, and I am sure that the Minister for Government Services will look forward to joining with the member at a chat and chai with her community to talk about connectivity in her electorate and the work that needs to be done with the federal government, after years of neglect from the former Liberal–National government when it comes to delivering the telecommunications services that we need.

The member for South Barwon raised a matter for the attention of the Minister for Education, and the action he seeks is that the minister engage with the traditional owners, the Wathaurong, to identify suitable traditional names for two new schools being delivered by the Allan Labor government in the growth area of Armstrong Creek. The member for Albert Park raised a matter for the attention of the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events, and the action that she sought is that the minister join her in one of Melbourne’s most iconic places – that is, St Kilda – to talk about the visitor economy and the opportunities that are presented in St Kilda. The member for Shepparton raised a matter for the attention of the Minister for Corrections, and the action that the member seeks is that the minister pause the decommissioning of Dhurringile Prison. The member for Broadmeadows raised a matter for the attention of the Minister for Treaty and First Peoples, and that is that she join with the member on a visit to Ballerrt Mooroop in Glenroy, and I am sure that is something that the Minister for Treaty and First Peoples would really look forward to doing.

The SPEAKER: Thank you, Minister. Thank you, members. Thank you, clerks and attendants. The house now stands adjourned.

House adjourned 5:31pm.