Tuesday, 18 November 2025

 Aiv PUGLIELLI (North-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:48): (1987) My question today is to the Minister for Transport Infrastructure. It is my understanding that following the awful chemical spill into the Banyule Creek, which spewed 5000 litres of bright blue acrylic chemical solution into our waterways at a North East Link worksite, four contractor companies have each been fined $10,000. Considering the damage, the negligence, the failures to prevent such an occurrence and the risk that these spills and releases of chemicals pose to nearby residents and the environment, this penalty seems manifestly inadequate. Minister, what further actions have you taken to ensure that this type of environmental damage does not occur again on a North East Link site?