Tuesday, 8 March 2022

Constituency questions

Eastern Metropolitan Region

Dr BACH (Eastern Metropolitan) (12:12): (1660) My constituency question this afternoon is for the Minister for Local Government. Over recent days I have been spending some time in Box Hill, in particular with Nicole Werner, who is an outstanding local community advocate, charity worker and now the endorsed Liberal candidate for the seat of Box Hill. Nicole and I share a passion for revitalising Box Hill Central, which is just so important as a major hub for our region. In our conversations with small business people at Box Hill Central one theme continues to re-emerge, and that is car parking. These small business people have experienced such a torrid time over the last two years, with the Andrews Labor government’s crushing restrictions hitting them so hard. As we seek to recover and rebuild here in Victoria, putting the needs of our small business families at the centre of what we do is important. Therefore my question to the minister is this: will you work with the City of Whitehorse in an effort to deliver more and better car parking at Box Hill Central?