Wednesday, 7 February 2024

 Tom McINTOSH (Eastern Victoria) (09:43): I rise to update the house on all the fantastic things happening in Rye. I joined locals before the break, and we cut a ribbon on the rebuild of the pier, which was absolutely fantastic. People are using it for walking, snorkelling and diving. So many people are out there fishing. It is just fantastic bringing people together and celebrating something so fantastic that the community and tourists have used through the summer.

Further to that, we have got the $3 million invested by the government into the Rye structure plan, which is seeing the redevelopment of Napier Street and the promenade foreshore area, combining that and flowing into the pier. We are just continually investing in the centre and the heart of the town. Additionally, I caught up a couple of times with principal Lachie Featherston from Rye Primary on the investment the government is making in the primary school there.

There are lots of other of investments we are making that I am going to update the house on at another time, but it does not matter whether it is catching up with the community house and all the incredible work and programs being delivered there, Rosebud–Rye Rotary and everything they are doing, the yacht club or the bowls club, everyone at the bowls club – there is a big base of members there – there is so much happening in Rye, and it is great to be able to inform the house.