Tuesday, 15 October 2024

 Anthony CARBINES (Ivanhoe – Minister for Police, Minister for Crime Prevention, Minister for Racing) (19:20): Firstly, the honourable member for Bulleen raised a matter for the Minister for Transport Infrastructure regarding buses at Bulleen Plaza and rebuilding the shelter facility there for commuters, particularly for the 280 and 282 buses. I will pass that one on to the Minister for Transport Infrastructure. The member for Tarneit raised a matter for the Minister for Small Business, seeking that she join him in meeting the Tarneit Business Association. They are doing amazing work advocating for traders and providing jobs for people across the electorate of Tarneit.

The member for Morwell raised a matter for my good self in regard to the Traralgon Greyhound Racing Club, and I look forward to accepting his request to meet with the Traralgon Greyhound Racing Club. We may well also engage some further advice from Greyhound Racing Victoria, particularly about the racing efforts that we would like to see picked up and proceeding again at Traralgon. They do great work there. As people would know right across the state of Victoria, the greyhound sport provides some $643 million in economic activity right across Victoria and 4700 effective full-time jobs across the state for families and so many people who are engaged in providing for not just the industry of greyhound racing but the sport of greyhound racing. It has a great tradition that provides great opportunities for people to get involved and engaged. I will be very pleased to catch up with the member and the Traralgon Greyhound Racing Club to see where we can take things next to progress the volunteer efforts and the great work that the club is doing. I will be very pleased to do that.

I was recently with the member for Morwell when we opened the $3 million redevelopment of the Moe Racing Club – just staying on racing for a moment – a $1 million investment from the Allan Labor government, and $2 million is a magnificent effort from the Moe Racing Club. While we are touching just there on thoroughbred racing, we should note that nearly $90 million in economic activity in the Latrobe region alone and some 700 jobs across the Latrobe Valley and the Latrobe region come from thoroughbred racing. When you add that to the significant work and the opportunities that are provided through greyhound racing and the sport across the valley, that is a very significant sport and a significant industry. I am very keen to catch up with a strong advocate for racing across all its codes, the member for Morwell.

The member for Greenvale raised a matter for the Minister for Community Sport seeking an update on progress on a range of infrastructure projects, particularly around local sporting clubs in his Greenvale electorate. He took us on a tour of those. Many of them are very significant, and I am sure the Minister for Community Support looks forward to updating him on the progress and probably getting out there to visit some of those projects as they come to fruition. The member for South-West Coast raised a matter for the Minister for Ambulance Services seeking a copy of the risk assessment that relates to the closure of the Portland helipad, and I will see that that is passed to the Minister for Ambulance Services.

The member for Narre Warren South raised a matter for the Minister for the State Electricity Commission particularly with regard to the consumer pilot program. He sought that she join him on a visit to his local electorate, particularly to constituents at a local home in his electorate, to see how that consumer pilot program will help local homes in the City of Casey across his electorate to drive down their power prices and provide relief to local residents in his community. The member for Benambra raised a matter for the Minister for Health regarding the rejection of the business case regarding the $558 million makeover – it is a big makeover – unless the 2022 clinical services plan is backed in in full, and I will be sure to pass that on to the Minister for Health.

The member for Glen Waverley raised a matter for the Minister for Prevention of Family Violence with regard to discussing those prevention strategies with key community groups in his Glen Waverley electorate who advocate and advance the interests of the prevention of family violence for women and children in his electorate. The member for Ovens Valley raised a matter for the Minister for Agriculture, and the action he sought was to see the reinstatement of the Queensland fruit fly eradication program. The member for Clarinda raised a matter for the Minister for Education, the Deputy Premier, with regard to an update on the Kingswood Primary School upgrade in Dingley Village, another significant project across the Clarinda electorate that the member is working hard to deliver for his community. I commend all those matters to the house.

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

House adjourned 7:25 pm.