Thursday, 26 May 2022

Eastern Victoria Region

Ms BURNETT-WAKE (Eastern Victoria) (12:39): (1808) My constituency question is to the Minister for Planning. Many of my constituents feel that they have not been heard despite putting forward objections to the expansion of the Dandy Premix quarries sand mine at Grantville. Last week the minister approved the expansion despite 78 objections being lodged, including an objection from Bass Coast council. The member for Bass in the other place, Ms Crugnale, also lodged a petition last sitting week requesting there be no further expansion of mines operating within the coastal forest corridor between Lang Lang and Grantville. This had 1118 signatures. Many of my constituents in Grantville and surrounds feel that their concerns for the future of the woodland corridor and the rare and threatened species that live there have been completely ignored. Minister, in what ways were these concerns listened to and acted upon in making the decision to expand the commercial sand mine?