Tuesday, 9 September 2025

Northern Victoria Region

Georgie PURCELL (Northern Victoria) (12:48): (1805) My question is for the Minister for Environment. Last week a kangaroo in Dixons Creek had her jaw completely blown off by a shotgun. This roo was not immediately killed. Instead she suffered for days in pain and was unable to eat or drink. Vets for Compassion put out a call for sightings and eventually she was found, but, as expected, her injuries were far too severe and she and her joey could not be saved. Sadly, this is not a rare occurrence, but it is a brutal reality of legal kangaroo shooting in Victoria. The person responsible for this act of cruelty will likely never be found, because there are little to no checks and balances in place. Has the government launched an investigation into this brutal act in my electorate, and will it even attempt to find the individual responsible?