Tuesday, 18 November 2025

 Wendy LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (12:53): My question is for the Minister for Environment. A constituent of mine is trying to purchase a parcel of land involving a disused road that runs through his property near Chiltern, and I will forward the specific details to the minister’s office. My question is: will the minister ensure that the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action assesses and decides upon my constituent’s request to buy the land? The land is in the Indigo shire, and the council has said it would be supportive of his request to discontinue the road and purchase the land, but council has been informed by DEECA that they are currently not processing any requests for Crown land sales because they are under-resourced. The Allan Labor government is facing a budget black hole and taxing Victorians to death but refuses to accept an offer of money for an unused road. The minister must ensure that DEECA assesses and makes a decision on this offer to purchase this land.