Constituency questions
Hastings electorate
Mr BURGESS (Hastings) (11:36): (1827) My question is directed to the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, and the information I seek is on behalf of my Tooradin constituents regarding the declaration of Foreshore Road in Tooradin. I have previously been advised by the minister that Foreshore Road is built on Crown land permanently reserved for the protection of the coastline. To declare the road, the permanent reservation must first be revoked, which may only occur if specifically provided for in an act of Parliament. The minister has also advised that the proposal will be considered for inclusion in the next applicable bill. Following their discussion with the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, my constituents have advised that Foreshore Road, Tooradin, was to be declared in 2015, 2016, 2017 and again in 2018 and that this matter could simply be resolved by the minister prioritising the legislation to be presented to the Victorian Parliament. In 2020, nearly five years on, my Tooradin constituents are asking: will the minister finally act to make this matter a priority?