Benambra electorate
Bill TILLEY (Benambra) (14:44): (1114) My constituency question is to the Minister for Environment. The information I seek is: what funding will be provided in the state budget to Parks Victoria in the Benambra electorate to fix long-outstanding maintenance and repair projects? My constituents have been told that you have no money. That is why the Yeddonba Aboriginal artworks have been locked up for five years, the Beechworth Gorge bridge has been closed since 2022 and the Parks Victoria portion of Ewarts Road has been reduced to a goat track. I have mentioned the first two on a couple of other occasions in the past, but I want to highlight Ewarts Road, in particular the section after the Baranduda Range national park. It is the only access to the range to fight wildfires. It is the only access to vital communication towers, including TV signals, phones and emergency service comms. There is plenty to burn there this week, and let us just hope there are no issues.