Wednesday, 9 March 2022

Ministers statements: suburban revitalisation

Mr LEANE (Eastern Metropolitan—Minister for Local Government, Minister for Suburban Development, Minister for Veterans) (12:07): Today I would like to update the house on the government’s suburban revitalisation programs in Boronia, Noble Park and Frankston for the month of March.

The Boronia Big Flix Festival is kicking off this month. The festival will run on 19 and 26 March and 2 April, three evenings, screening some quality PG movies: Alice in Wonderland, Brave and Night at the Museum. The festival will be run by Knox council and has been made possible by $80 000 from the Boronia suburban revitalisation program, which is chaired by a wonderful MP, Jackson Taylor.

A Big Day Out is coming to Noble Park on Saturday, 26 March, between 10.00 am and 3.00 pm through $43 000 from the fantastic Noble Park suburban revitalisation board for this great event. It has a great chair as well in Mr Lee Tarlamis MP. There will be music, delicious food, skateboarding, a silent disco and some community art projects.

Frankston students will collaborate with established street artists to create three new public artworks for Frankston thanks to a $45 000 investment from the Frankston suburban revitalisation program. Local laneways and buildings will be lit up by Frankston’s Big Picture Fest, which will see local schools team up with local artists. The local street art festival runs from 14 March to 20 March, and a shout-out to the chair of that board, Paul Edbrooke, a fantastic MP.