Thursday, 3 August 2023

Northern Victoria Region

Gaelle BROAD (Northern Victoria) (12:53): (319) My question is to the Minister for Emergency Services and is to delay the demolition of the old ambulance station in Inglewood, which may be demolished within weeks. Residents of the local community are keen to see the 1970s building used by Inglewood and Districts Health Service, as their service needs additional space. Local residents are willing to stage a sit-in protest to save the building from demolition, but I ask the minister to step in to delay the demolition and facilitate a meeting between Ambulance Victoria and the Inglewood and Districts Health Service to see if a more amenable solution can be found. At a time when building costs are going up and materials are in short supply it seems sensible to make use of the building, which I am told is in good condition, rather than knock it down and take the scraps to the tip just to plant lawn on the site. I thank Colleen Condliffe, a strong community advocate, for raising this issue.