Victorian Fisheries Authority
Chris CREWTHER (Mornington) (09:57): I rise today to talk about two protests I have been at on the steps of Parliament this week. This morning’s was on fisheries. This Labor government, to fill their budget black hole, plan to gut Victorian Fisheries fisheries offices and officers. The member for Nepean sponsored a petition that has over 22,000 signatures. We need to protect our anglers as well as our environment and our fisheries. We have a number of people here in the chamber today. We have Charlie Cooper, a retired fisheries officer, and Linda. We have Paul Millar, an active fisheries officer and in fact the longest serving officer in Victoria, at 44 years. Their jobs need to be protected. We need to protect their work and to protect our important fisheries and our environment.