St Leonards Pier
Alison MARCHANT (Bellarine) (19:20): (1140) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Ports and Freight, and the action I seek is for the minister to visit the St Leonards community in my electorate of the Bellarine to discuss the latest upgrades and provide information regarding the St Leonards local port area plan project and the St Leonards Pier redevelopment. The St Leonards Pier is an iconic and much-loved part of our community. You will see many people walking along that pier and families fishing, walking and enjoying the environment there, and it is great spot for snorkelling and diving as well. Kids are often swimming and creating long memories along that pier. But the community is aware that this pier is due for a major rebuild to ensure that we can continue to use it for decades to come. Over the past few months there have been specialist divers at the pier conducting marine assessments and gathering further information about possible wrecks and heritage sites and environmental factors that will support Parks Victoria to do their design work and new plans for the new pier. We have undertaken some extensive consultation in the community, and Parks Victoria are now working through that large amount of feedback to assist their further designs. This project is really important to the Bellarine and the St Leonards community, and I look forward to having the minister there to discuss the latest.