Wednesday, 3 December 2025

 Joe McCRACKEN (Western Victoria) (09:51): Anyone knows the real place to be on the weekend was at SpringFest in Ballarat. There were thousands of people walking around Lake Wendouree. I have got to thank the Rotary Club of Ballarat for the wonderful work that they have done. I have got to say there were probably all four seasons in the one day – maybe three times over – in Ballarat on Sunday, but I was proud to be there talking to literally thousands of people around the lake. It was a really good day too. Hundreds of stallholders were there.

Tom McIntosh interjected.

Joe McCRACKEN: Maybe you would have been there too, Mr McIntosh, in another life. Who knows. Anyway, that is fine.