Wednesday, 28 May 2025

Gippsland East electorate

Tim BULL (Gippsland East) (14:40): (1152) My constituency question is to the Minister for Agriculture, and the action that I seek is whether the minister will consider including areas like Omeo and Benambra in the drought relief package. A drought relief package, as we know, was announced in recent weeks. Whilst the majority of my area is pretty well off compared to the rest of the state – the coastal area is quite green – up above the area known as the Gap, just north of Swifts Creek, we have some very, very dry conditions. I would ask the minister to please consider including that area, and the information that I seek is whether she is doing that.