Tuesday, 3 October 2023

Eastern Victoria Region

Renee HEATH (Eastern Victoria) (12:51): (410) My question is for the Premier. Under nine years of an Andrews Labor government Gippsland has not only felt neglected but attacked. Homes have been built from our timber and resources, the state has been fed from our produce and it is our power industry that has kept the lights on in Victoria. We have seen firsthand the damage that can be done to a region when an ideological and city-centric Premier is at the helm. Thousands of jobs have been lost in our region over the past three terms, but now there is a chance for a fresh start. On behalf of the workers that are set to lose their jobs at the end of this year the question we ask is: will the Premier reverse the decision to close the native timber industry?