Tuesday, 17 February 2026

 Brad ROWSWELL (Sandringham) (15:16): Labor’s corruption tax has cost Victorians at least $15 billion, maybe $30 billion. On the $15 billion figure, that is $5,000 per household for Labor’s corruption tax at the hands of the CFMEU. All the while, within the district of Sandringham, in Hampton and Highett and Beaumaris and Black Rock and Mentone and Cheltenham, these hardworking Victorian families are being rammed with the highest taxes in the country, the highest state taxes in the country, the highest property taxes and the highest amount of debt.

In the meantime the infrastructure that our community both needs and deserves is being abandoned by this government. The gas and fuel land should be kept for community use. Sandringham College desperately needs an upgrade, as do Beaumaris Primary and Beaumaris North Primary. The level crossing removal in Highett – my goodness, the government should stop and talk to the community before progressing that any further. Latrobe Street should be kept open. Bay Road should be subjected to a traffic study. It is getting too much for local residents. There should be access improvements to Sandringham station. And more investment is needed in Sandringham Hospital, the heart of our community.

Prioritising things is a decision by government, a decision of government, government being a privilege – a privilege that has been wasted by the Australian Labor Party for 11, almost 12 years in this state.