Tuesday, 27 May 2025

Eastern Victoria Region

Melina BATH (Eastern Victoria) (12:59): (1583) My constituency question is to the Minister for Transport Infrastructure. Built over a century ago, Leongatha’s heritage railway station is a shining example of a bygone era, but highly distressed residents are so outraged at the senseless vandalism of this building. With the waiting room door ripped open, I recently inspected the extensive damage to the flooring, the walls and the plaster ceiling, along with graffiti inside and out. In addition much of the new rotunda and toilets at the revamped public park have been destroyed and then replaced. Police patrol sporadically and as often and as regularly as they can, but of course our limited staff are stretched thin on the ground in Gippsland, and clearly vandals are getting away and acting with impunity. Minister, what will you do to stop the destruction of this and many other heritage buildings under your watch?