Tuesday, 13 May 2025

Southern Metropolitan Region

David DAVIS (Southern Metropolitan) (12:56): (1550) My matter is for the Minister for Planning, and it concerns the announcement of activity centres across the state – large ones and smaller ones but with an 800-metre radius around a number of centres. I evidence, for example, Kew or Hawksburn; either of those would fit this category. They have begun a so-called consultation on the Engage Victoria website, the Department of Transport and Planning, and it is clear that it is squirrelled away in a way that is not visible. Equally, when negative comments are made, they are cleansed from the site. I see in the case of Kew, for example, people had made comments which I am aware of, and they were cleansed from the site. So I ask the minister: will she make this more visible, and will she stop the habit of the department cleansing negative comments that they do not like?