Tuesday, 2 December 2025

 Sam GROTH (Nepean) (14:46): My question is to the Premier. Southern Peninsula Community Support, a-long established provider of frontline food relief and wraparound support in Rosebud, was recently unsuccessful in the 2025–26 community food relief local grants program. In fact only three grants were awarded across the entire peninsula, while Labor-held areas like Geelong seemed disproportionately represented. SPCS provides fresh food to around a thousand people every month and directly benefits about 2000 members of my community. Given the program’s published criteria, emphasised demonstrated capability, organisational readiness and community need, all of which are met by Southern Peninsula Community Support, it seems inexplicable that they would miss out. Premier, are the most vulnerable members of my community being left behind because of the government’s spiralling financial crisis or are you simply prioritising seats held by your Labor mates?