Tuesday, 6 February 2024

Southern Metropolitan Region

Georgie CROZIER (Southern Metropolitan) (13:06): (630) My constituency question is directed to the Premier, and I do hope her office is listening. It is in relation to the shocking vandalism that occurred to the Captain Cook statue in Catani Gardens in St Kilda –

David Davis interjected.

Georgie CROZIER: That is exactly right, Mr Davis. At the time the Premier made a commitment to repair and reinstate the statue, but unfortunately an ALP councillor on the City of Port Phillip, Mr Robbie Nyaguy, is going to move a motion in council tomorrow night, and it essentially will remove the statue. That is really what he is aiming to achieve. There are so many people who are ignorant about the history of Captain Cook and the extraordinary discoveries that he undertook during his time, and I would ask that the Premier follow through with her commitment and speak with her ALP councillor counterpart to have him withdraw his motion and that this statue be reinstated as promised.