Southern Metropolitan Region
Georgie CROZIER (Southern Metropolitan) (12:50): (1560) My constituency question is to the Minister for Environment, who is responsible for Parks Victoria. It is similar to what Ms Copsey raised in relation to the Albert Park area and the $350 million that the government has announced for the grand prix. There has been little or next to nothing for Albert Park in relation to some of those projects around Albert Park Lake: nothing to protect the parklands and sports fields, nothing to protect Albert Park Lake and the environment, nothing to support community use of the park and nothing to reduce the growing impact of the grand prix on Victoria’s best known and best loved park. It is an important event; however, I have met with St Kilda Cricket Club members, and the Albert Park Sports Clubs Association have also met with me and the shadow minister. The question I ask the minister is: what is he going to do to assist the Albert Park recreation and sports facilities and protect their amenities in relation to future funding?