Eastern Victoria Region
Ms BURNETT-WAKE (Eastern Victoria) (14:05): (1767) My constituency question concerns the Lakeside visitor centre at Puffing Billy in Emerald. It is unclear who to best address this question, as there is crossover—either the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events or the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change. Either way, I would ask this question be directed by the government as appropriate. I was recently contacted by a constituent who, like many Emerald locals, is concerned that the Lakeside visitor centre has been completed without having any solar panels installed. This constituent believes many trees were removed to make way for the new centre, and the building is not situated in the shade. They would have thought that any new build would involve the installation of solar panels to reduce the carbon footprint, reduce electricity bills and produce renewable energy. My question, on behalf of this constituent, is: why haven’t solar panels been installed on the Emerald Lake Park visitor centre?