Western Victoria Region
Mr MEDDICK (Western Victoria) (12:42): My constituency question comes from Uncle Rob Lowe in Warrnambool and is for the Premier of Victoria. Today is the last day of the Warrnambool May Racing Carnival. As crowds gather at the racecourse, something in need of urgent attention is happening just down the road. Members of Parliament have put on the record that they would also be at the carnival if it were not for the sitting week change. Nobody has been to visit the Aboriginal community down at Levy’s Beach, who have been camping on site for months now in protest at racehorses being trained on their sacred site. Levy’s Beach is a burial ground for our First Nations people. There are countless bodies dreaming there, including those of young babies. These elders invited the Premier to meet on country, talk about their concerns and tell him the site’s history. They made this invitation via a message stick, which I personally delivered. Will the Premier take up their request to meet on country?