Tuesday, 17 March 2026

 David LIMBRICK (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:53): (2218) My constituency question today is for the Minister for Local Government. Last year two municipal monitors were appointed to Kingston council. Despite the minister providing responses to questions in Parliament and referencing the terms of reference for the monitors, it remains unclear to me exactly why the monitors were appointed. It also remains unclear why the term of the monitors was extended last Christmas Eve. According to Cr White, even one of the monitors admitted to councillors that he did not know why he had been appointed. One of the key outcomes listed in the terms of reference for the monitors is to assist council in developing an action plan for improving governance. It is hard to see how they can do this without the interim report that has been provided to the minister. These monitors are costing Kingston ratepayers about $1500 per day, but the advice on governance is seemingly hidden from the council itself. Will the minister provide the interim report to Kingston council?