Tuesday, 28 October 2025

 Jackson TAYLOR (Bayswater) (14:48): It was great to get out and officially open the new Bayswater Library in its new and refurbished location down the back of Mountain High Shopping Centre on the ground floor. A big thankyou to the Minister for Local Government for coming out and officially opening it with Knox council, Your Library and a range of important stakeholders. My question is to the Minister for Local Government. I would like to know how many people have visited the Bayswater Library since it opened its doors a number of weeks ago.

It is a spectacular new space, refreshed with spaces for young people and people of all ages. There are magazines about knitting there as well, which I thought was quite niche, but funnily enough, someone was actually taking some of those magazines and borrowing them when we were there opening. I thought, well, there is at least one for it. It is going to be a place that locals will enjoy for many, many years to come. I am proud that the Allan Labor government were part of the partnership to help deliver that fantastic space – 40 per cent bigger than the last one. I look forward to the minister’s response.