Tuesday, 18 November 2025

 Bev McARTHUR (Western Victoria) (12:54): My question for the Minister for Environment relates to serious concerns raised with me by a constituent about the deteriorating state of infrastructure under the management of the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority. He has documented extensive potholes, corrugated access roads, unrepaired beach entry points, poor toilet facilities at Torquay Surf Beach, Point Impossible, Point Roadknight and Urquhart Bluff. For a region so dependent on tourism, this is deeply damaging. If GORCAPA cannot keep the primary beaches, car parks and surf club access in Torquay in a safe and attractive condition, what is the point of the authority at all? Maintaining safe, functional and welcoming foreshore infrastructure is GORCAPA’s core responsibility. Minister, when will GORCAPA deliver the basic maintenance that visitors and locals rightly expect in Victoria’s premier coastal tourism destination?