Tuesday, 3 March 2026

 Brad ROWSWELL (Sandringham) (14:38): (1534) My constituency question is to the Minister for Planning. Recently the Allan Labor government announced the next stage of their plans for yet another activity centre in my community, this time in Mentone around Mentone station. This is on the back of activity centres in both Sandringham and Hampton. We all agree that we need more houses, but that should not mean ‘anything in our backyard’; it should mean ‘thoughtfully in our backyard’. The community of Mentone, in this case, has worked incredibly hard to preserve the history of beautiful established buildings – the Mentone station gardens come to mind. This unique history and character should be preserved together with the community. I ask the minister: will the government actually listen and implement the feedback given by the Mentone community to show them the respect that they deserve?