Wednesday, 4 March 2026

 Jeff BOURMAN (Eastern Victoria) (12:51): My constituency question is for the Minister for Education. One of my constituents from Eastern Victoria Region has contacted me about a draft policy which changes how schools take part in particular sporting events. These concerned regional schools take part in shooting sports. The new policy will require students to already have a junior licence to participate in these school-organised shoots. We have juniors shooting at Olympic level, so it is critical we maintain a program for them. This unnecessary bureaucratic requirement will lead to significant decline in participation in these events and further reduce our opportunities for regional students to access shooting sports, despite these events being safe and well run. My question is: will the government ensure that these shooting sport events are protected from unnecessary bureaucratic changes, and just obey the law?