Thursday, 19 March 2026

 Rikkie-Lee TYRRELL (Northern Victoria) (12:59): (2255) My constituency question today is for the minister for transport, and my constituents ask: what is the hold-up at Safe Transport Victoria in approving aquatic licences for waterski racing pointscore events at Lake Charm? The waterski racing community is a bright, vibrant part of Victoria’s water sports sector. Each race consists of, on average, 300 competitors, support crew and spectators. This brings around $600 per person for accommodation, fuel and food to the towns surrounding the lakes. The hundreds of thousands of dollars these events bring to these generally smaller communities helps keep them thriving. Ski Racing Victoria has been working with the Gannawarra shire to bring this event back into the community. It has been two years since the last ski race was held. For the last two years Ski Racing Victoria has been working hard to make sure all events are up to standard and compliant with the ever-changing rules and regulations. They are just waiting for the last hurdle to be cleared so they can get back to the sport that they love.