Thursday, 26 May 2022

Eastern Metropolitan Region

Dr BACH (Eastern Metropolitan) (12:36): (1804) I have got a constituency question today for the Minister for Local Government. Recently a gentleman named Will reached out to my office. Will lives in Box Hill North. He wanted to speak with me and my team about the state of footpaths, in particular in Box Hill North near Station Street and Boxleigh Grove. He reported, and other residents have reported, to me that the footpaths there are crumbling, creating a significant tripping hazard. It has also been put to me by local residents that given the state of affairs at Eastern Health, at Box Hill Hospital—which is a fantastic hospital staffed by wonderful people but nonetheless under massive pressure at the moment where we have seen ramping and really bad outcomes for sick people—we should be doing everything we can in the community to prevent people from becoming sick or injured. So my question is: will the minister engage with the City of Whitehorse to improve the condition of footpaths in Box Hill North?