Tuesday, 17 March 2026

 Joe McCRACKEN (Western Victoria) (13:03): (2228) Miners Rest has been forgotten. We should already be enjoying a brand new sporting facility with a new oval and pavilion and new change rooms and amenities, but instead, what has happened? Almost $600 million has been sent to Glasgow to run the Commonwealth Games, and nothing is happening in Miners Rest. Labor ruined the Commonwealth Games with empty promises from a Premier and the irrelevant member for Ripon, an empty paddock which was supposed to fulfil the dreams of locals aspiring to be the next sporting champion and an empty feeling where hope once existed. This is all thanks to Labor – a kick in the guts, a slap in the face, a missed opportunity mismanaged and squandered by a litany of incompetence. My question is for the Premier: will you apologise to the people of Miners Rest for letting them down so badly?