Tuesday, 16 November 2021

Adjournment

Ms SYMES (Northern Victoria—Leader of the Government, Attorney-General, Minister for Emergency Services) (23:03): I move:

That the house do now adjourn.

Wallan quarry

Mr ONDARCHIE (Northern Metropolitan) (23:03): (1631) My adjournment tonight is for the Minister for Planning. Residents do not approve of the proposed quarry on the Northern Highway affecting the beautiful townships of Beveridge and Wallan, or as better said: a quarry in Beveridge and Wallan is the pits. The proposed structure plan for Beveridge North West precinct has not gone down well with the residents of Wallan and Beveridge. A quarry in a high-growth area that has many new families that are building their new homes and raising their children is a very bad idea. There was a community information session held in September 2021, which was attended by over 100 concerned community members who did not want the quarry. The Mitchell Shire Council has twice rejected the planning permit, and residents have told me they do not want the dust, the noise, the extra traffic and the impact it will have on their community. The action I seek from the minister is to listen to the residents of Beveridge and Wallan and halt the government’s support for the quarry at the Wallan and Beveridge location.