Tuesday, 27 May 2025

Government performance

Ann-Marie HERMANS (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (13:43): In Victoria this Allan Labor government behaves as if it is the supreme planner, the supreme boss and the supreme judge, jury and source of truth. As socialists they make decisions for all while consulting only a select few. They treat everyday people as tools on election day and an inconvenience during the term. Berwick Springs Lake was renamed without residents’ permission, destroying the historic value of the original name and failing to embrace the suburb’s full diversity. Progress Street in Dandenong South is about to be permanently closed, ignoring expert opinions, creating congestion, driving up costs for hundreds of businesses and endangering workers’ lives. Under Labor a big business is trying to jam a busy waste transfer facility near Hampton Park homes, creating pollution, increasing traffic, devaluing homes and harming people’s health. Do not forget Heatherton residents, whose promised chain of parks is being replaced with a train yard near homes while they excavate an asbestos-infested rubbish dump, creating pollution, stress and breathing problems. These public policy failures can be traced back to a handful of powerful ministers like Kilkenny, Stitt and Williams, who refuse to consult, refuse to listen and refuse to respect those who sent them to Spring Street.