Thursday, 11 September 2025

 Ann-Marie HERMANS (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (09:54): In this house we debated the axing of people in the fisheries department, from scientists to fishery officers, with over 20,000 signatures that came in on a petition. There was also a petition that was tabled in the other place, and all we get is a nod from the government. Meanwhile what we have now done is allowed our waterways to be open and exposed to criminal activity. In a state that has a history of rising crime, we simply cannot afford to have open avenues by this – (Time expired)