Wednesday, 28 August 2024

 Chris CREWTHER (Mornington) (14:55): (786) My question is for the Minister for Water. Minister, on the closed and over 100-year-old Beleura Cliff Path in Mornington, can you provide information on any review the state Labor government is undertaking of the privacy rules on the use of tap water, which are making it difficult for Mornington Peninsula shire officials to approach local property owners, particularly where severe and obvious overuse of water is causing damage to public assets. Beleura Cliff Path in my electorate has been closed following landslip damage in part due to insufficient drainage infrastructure as well as excessive water use by particular houses on Kalimna Drive in Mornington. Even the shire CEO cannot confidentially obtain water usage figures from a water retail corporation such as South East Water so that this information can be presented to house owners to help say to owners to cut down obvious water overuse that is causing extensive damage to public assets.