Constituency questions
Eastern Victoria Region
Tom McINTOSH (Eastern Victoria) (12:53): (663) My question is to the Minister for Emergency Services. Last week Victoria was hit with some of the worst storms in recent history, and Eastern Victoria was hit hardest. Winds well in excess of 100 kilometres brought down trees on houses and across powerlines, roads and fences and removed roofs from houses. I joined the Premier on Friday to visit and hear stories from people across the town, and all of us want to acknowledge the emergency services workers, all the volunteers and the community, who came together to support each other. The community district foundation, South Gippsland shire – they have all pulled together to support each other over the last week. Talking to residents, it is clear that there is a long way to go in this recovery process. Minister, can you please outline what the government is doing to support Mirboo North after the horrific storms last week, both immediately and in coming months, to get the town back up on its feet and thriving?