Wednesday, 15 May 2024

 Georgie PURCELL (Northern Victoria) (12:49): (858) My constituency question is for the Minister for Agriculture. There have been a concerning number of livestock truck rollovers in northern Victoria in recent months, including one in Kyneton and two in Bendigo, which, combined, killed hundreds of sheep. Harrowing scenes of streams of blood, organs and limbs of animals crushed and splattered across the ground were witnessed by pedestrians and motorists. There has been a lot of talk this week about live animal export by sea, but we do not often talk about the inherent cruelty and safety issues with transporting animals on trucks right here. Cover-ups by authorities involved in all too frequent incidents of livestock dying through transportation go unrecorded, unreported and without consequence. Will the government act with transparency and instigate reporting on the number of livestock deaths in northern Victorian transporting incidents and if there have been any charges laid at all on drivers?