Tuesday, 29 July 2025

Greenvale electorate

Iwan WALTERS (Greenvale) (14:49): (1199) My question is for the Minister for Water in the other place and relates to the $3 million of investment I have secured on behalf of my community to reopen the Greenvale Reservoir Park. This investment is, as we speak, delivering much-needed upgrades to enable the southern part of Greenvale Reservoir Park to be safely reopened later this year for community use and enjoyment. Greenvale Reservoir Park is such a special place for so many in our community. It is a beautiful park that has created great memories, and it surrounds a reservoir that supplies Melbourne’s west and north with the freshest drinking water in the world. This investment is unlocking nearly 40 hectares of accessible green space for residents in Greenvale, Meadow Heights, Roxburgh Park and beyond while protecting critical drinking water supplies. The works currently taking place in the southern section of Greenvale Reservoir Park are delivering new and upgraded walking trails, water fountains, toilets, electric barbecues and barbecue pits for community use and enjoyment. Can the minister please let me know how this investment benefits residents across Greenvale and beyond?

Martin Cameron: On a point of order, Deputy Speaker. I am sorry that I have to stand up and do this, but I am still waiting on answers to question 1985 to the Minister for Health for the Minister for Mental Health; question 2195 to the Minister for Victims; question 2405 to the Minister for Transport Infrastructure for the Minister for Housing and Building; question 2406 to the Minister for Police; question 2407, the Minister for Roads and Road Safety; 2408, same again, Minister for Roads and Road Safety; and question 1209 to the Minister for Planning. I just ask, Deputy Speaker, if you could please follow these up. I will hand them in.

Tim Read: On a point of order, Deputy Speaker, I have got 10 unanswered questions. I am happy to supply the numbers to the Clerk, if that would help.

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: That would help a lot.

James Newbury: On a point of order, Deputy Speaker, I know that before the break you raised that a number of outstanding questions had not been dealt with. I note that questions 984, 1049, 1060, 1094 and 1120, I think all of them to the Premier, remain unanswered. Question 984 was asked in February and was due in March. It is shocking to think that the Premier does not have the capacity.

The rules around questions were changed; clearly they are not working. The fact that you read out and requested that ministers respond and not one response was received throughout the break is outrageous, and I ask: what is actually being done to make sure that these questions are being responded to? Because this is, frankly, an abuse of the house.

David Southwick: I raise a point of order, Deputy Speaker, on a number of unanswered questions: firstly, question 1008 to the Minister for Housing and Building in relation to the Grosvenor Street development; 1054, the Premier, in relation to Chabad Youth; 1180, emergency services, in relation to the Glen Eira SES; 2018 to the Minister for Police on Victoria Police attending Port Phillip council; 2468, again to the Minister for Police, on police figures in electorates; and lastly, question 900, which goes back to November of last year, to the Premier. I note the Minister for Police stood up about combating anti-hate laws and fighting to combat antisemitism. This was a question back in November about Victoria Police resources on anti-hate laws, and I ask that this question be taken as a matter of priority. It is not good enough standing up here and talking about these things; we need action and we need answers.

Bridget Vallence: I have a point of order, Deputy Speaker, also on many unanswered questions, dating back to April: questions unanswered by the Minister for Public and Active Transport, 2309, 2312 and 2314; to the Treasurer, 2419, 2420, 2421, 2422, 2423, 2424, 2425, 2426; to the Minister for Finance, 2429, 2430, 2431, 2432, 2433, 2435; to the Minister for WorkSafe and the TAC – questions which still remain unanswered – 2436, 2437, 2438, 2439, 2440, 2441, 2442, 2443, 2444, 2445, 2446, 2447, 2448, 2449 and 2450; further questions unanswered by the Treasurer – 2512, 2513, 2514, 2515, 2516, 2517, 2518, 2519 and 2520; further questions unanswered by the Minister for WorkSafe and the TAC – 2522, 2523, 2524, 2525, 2526, 2527, 2528 and 2529; 2535 is unanswered by the Minister for Consumer Affairs; further questions unanswered by the Minister for Finance, 2550 and 2551; and questions unanswered by the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, 2566, 2567, 2568 and 2569. Seriously, residents in my community and across the state of Victoria deserve answers to these questions, and these ministers are absolutely delinquent and failing their obligations in this Parliament. I ask you again to ask them to answer their questions within the set timeframe.

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: If the member for Evelyn could pass that list to the Clerk, we will follow it up as we do the others.

Sam Groth: I might as well have a go, Deputy Speaker. On a point of order, I have unanswered questions: adjournment 1121, question on notice 2536, question on notice 2537, question on notice 2541, question 1130, question on notice 2540, question on notice 2343, question on notice 2350, question on notice 2539, adjournment 991, question on notice 2339, constituency question 1162, questions on notice 2544 and 2533.

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Could you also pass the list to the Clerk, member for Nepean.