Thursday, 4 June 2026

 Kim WELLS (Rowville) (10:08): I rise today to give voice to the angry and frustrated residents of my electorate of Rowville, who have been utterly abandoned by this tired and arrogant state Labor government in the recent 2026–27 state budget. This is a financially reckless state budget defined by soaring taxes, an outrageous net state debt of $200 billion and an astonishing $1.35 million an hour interest bill, if you can believe it. We are seeing a government that has completely run out of money and is now coming after the hip pockets of hardworking Victorians, leaving our children and grandchildren to inherit such a scandalous net state debt burden. While my constituents are forced to pay for Labor’s relentless corruption, waste and Big Build project blowouts, the community of Rowville has been completely ignored. Apart from the continuation of a previously announced facility upgrade at Carrington Primary School, there was absolutely nothing of substance for the Rowville electorate in the actual budget papers. Rowville electorate residents just want a fair go. They are sick of being treated like second-class citizens and deserve real investment for our roads, schools, police and emergency services and community infrastructure. Rowville electorate has once again been short-changed by an arrogantly out of touch and financially reckless Allan Labor government.