Thursday, 4 December 2025

 James NEWBURY (Brighton) (14:45): (1450) My constituency question is to the Premier, and I ask: when will the state Labor government properly support Royal Brighton Yacht Club to ensure their future certainty? Premier, the Royal Brighton Yacht Club proudly hosted Sail Melbourne, Melbourne’s premier regatta and the largest annual off-the-beach regatta in the Southern Hemisphere. This year saw the participation of 270 yachts, 330 sailors and over 100 volunteers from across 15 ‍countries. Despite the event’s success the state government has not leaned into supporting the club more broadly. The seabed underpinning the marina has not been re-leased, with the club unable to invest the millions of dollars of work needed. The current lease ended two years ago, and Parks Victoria is yet to offer a new 25-year lease. Not only has the seabed issue not been resolved but the marina wall has degraded significantly, with the corner now concerningly at risk of major storm damage. To be clear, the next major storm will risk the structure of the wall and the marina. I call on the government to act.