Tuesday, 14 November 2023

Soil protection

Rikkie-Lee TYRRELL (Northern Victoria) (17:16): (582) My adjournment matter today is for the Premier. After her disappointing comments on Sky News last week stating that new National Farmers Federation president David Jochinke needs to explain why he would support my proposed amendment to the Planning and Environment Act 1987 to protect soils, I now have serious concern for the advocacy of our farmers, since the Premier herself did not seem able to reconcile that an elected One Nation member could possibly be the chosen bastion of recourse for said farmers. Since she is so cavalier in her disregard for the opinions of both the NFF president and those of the farming communities that inspired the bill, I would like to extend an invitation to the Premier to join me at the next Meadow Creek Solar Farm community meeting and explain to the community how she and Minister Kilkenny know better about what farmers really want.