Polwarth electorate
Mr RIORDAN (Polwarth) (11:53): (2284) My question this morning is to the Premier. My question to the Premier is: what will the Premier be doing to help the communities in south-west Victoria, and more particularly those in the electorate of Polwarth, who today at 11 o’clock have empty freezers from one supermarket to the other, raided by people from out of town—from Melbourne? I currently have families, welfare institutions and other organisations seeking to look after the community unable to access basic needs: nappies, toilet paper, basic food and fresh vegetables. There is no meat to be bought at all in Colac this morning despite having the state’s largest abattoir. You cannot buy sausages. You cannot buy mincemeat. You cannot buy steak. You cannot buy anything—not even chicken. Even the vegans are without meat or meat substitutes today in the great state of Victoria. This is not good enough. The Premier today dismissively has turned his head and turned away from looking at this problem. It is out of control. We do not have a food supply problem in Victoria. We have an overdemand, and instant demand measures need to be brought in. (Time expired)