Wednesday, 31 May 2023

 The PRESIDENT (12:47): Minister Symes will get a written response for the question and supplementary from Mr Puglielli to the Premier. Regarding the supplementary answer to Dr Bach’s first question to Minister Blandthorn, in real time it was very difficult for me to decide, without the expertise of the person asking the question and the minister answering the question, whether that was the answer, so I would ask for licence from the chamber to consider that one and come back later.

Aiv Puglielli: On a point of order, President, I have an unanswered substantive and supplementary question without notice to the Premier that is now over three months overdue. The question relates to the renaming of the Maroondah Hospital and the replacement of the Woiwurrung place name with the name of a former monarch. I asked this question in February, and from the looks of some passing mentions in the state budget I suspect I may know the answer. But in this National Reconciliation Week, I would think that we all see the importance of this issue. I ask that you please request a response to my question, as this is an issue that the First Peoples’ Assembly and many tens of thousands of people in our community care about and they should have a clear answer from the Premier.

The PRESIDENT: Thank you for that. The Leader of the Government has given me a commitment to look into those particular responses.