Northern Victoria Region
Rikkie-Lee TYRRELL (Northern Victoria) (12:49): (514) My constituency question is for the Minister for Water. Over the past four years the Gunbower state forest has been unnecessarily flooded under the pretence of saving it with environmental flows. My very well researched and informed constituents are concerned that instead of saving the forest these environmental flows are in fact doing the complete opposite and killing it. My constituents would appreciate if the minister could make the time to speak with them and listen to their concerns; however, in the absence of such a meeting, can the minister please explain the rationale and perhaps the supporting environmental science behind the continual flooding of the Gunbower state forest?