Tuesday, 17 February 2026

 Georgie CROZIER (Southern Metropolitan) (14:16): My question is for the Minister for Planning. The issue relates to an activity centre being forced upon the community in Bentleigh. My constituent wrote to me about how he found out about the government’s intentions. On Wednesday 14 January they found a small, double-sided flyer in their letterbox. The flyer measures 14.5 centimetres by 10.5 centimetres – about the same size as a piece of toilet paper. He goes on to say that the flyer had a QR code leading to a survey to give their feedback, a survey that opened on 20 October 2025 and closed on 30 November 2025, which is six weeks before they received any information from the government. They did not even have an opportunity to provide feedback. You cannot make this stuff up. Off the back of the CFMEU scandal, what on earth is next. My constituent believes this is underhanded and undemocratic. Minister, why was the Bentleigh community given outdated information and not consulted?