Tuesday, 3 March 2026

 Nicole WERNER (Warrandyte) (14:40): (1536) My question is to the Minister for Environment, and my question pertains to the electorate of Warrandyte and the schools that are shut when fire danger ratings are ‘extreme’. The constituents that have contacted my office have spoken about the fact that it is unclear, that it is not made public, as to the fire danger ratings, so it is incumbent on the school leaders to pass that information on to the school community, to parents, who then have to make last-minute arrangements to get child care and have their children learn from home or otherwise go to another location in order to get their schooling. The question that I have for the minister is: when will she make these ratings public so that there is not that uncertainty?