Wednesday, 18 March 2026

 Tim BULL (Gippsland East) (14:38): (1576) My constituency question is to the Minister for Environment. The information that I am seeking is whether there is any intention to open up more firewood collection areas, particularly in my electorate of Gippsland East. The situation we have at the moment is the firewood collection area maps have gone out and they are very, very similar to what was in place last year. This means that these areas are already devoid of firewood and it cannot be collected there. What we need are more collection areas to be opened so that we do not have people who require solid-fuel heating to keep warm over this winter sent on a wild goose chase. The question that I am asking is if there is any information around whether consideration is being given to expanding these firewood collection areas.