South Yarra Presbyterian Church fire
Ms TAYLOR (Southern Metropolitan) (10:34): Firstly, I would like to acknowledge that there has certainly been a lot of shock around the suburb of South Yarra this morning with the fire in the church that is adjacent to South Yarra Primary School. I did actually telephone and manage to get on to the principal of South Yarra Primary School, and he said, ‘Thankfully no-one was hurt, and the actual school wasn’t damaged, although the school will be closed today. We’re assessing the damage and making sure everything is as it should be and making sure that the requisite support is provided’. So a shout-out to Fire Rescue Victoria for their incredible efforts, because I think it was a pretty tall fire. I am not the one to give the run-down on the actual status of the building, but suffice to say that it has certainly been a bit of a shock and Punt Road is shut down et cetera. I commend all involved and all in that area for coping with a pretty stressful morning all round, but I know that things are being managed very carefully at this point in time.