Wednesday, 13 May 2026

 Jaclyn SYMES (Northern Victoria – Treasurer, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Development Victoria and Precincts) (19:13): Tonight there were 18 matters raised by members that will all be referred to the relevant ministers. Mr McGowan, you took the opportunity to point to me as the Treasurer in the chamber at the time, but you obviously wrote your adjournment for the minister. You actually asked your question to the minister at the end of your adjournment, and as you would appreciate, it would be much more appropriate for the Minister for Health to answer it, who in fact probably went some way to answering that during question time anyway. But I will be happy to refer that to the relevant minister on your behalf. Everyone else will get answers in due course.

 Wendy LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (19:14): Under standing order 4.14, I seek an explanation from the Premier about her failure to provide a response to adjournment matter 2454, regarding the continually failing boom gates at the Donnybrook Road level crossing. I raised this matter on 31 March, and the response was due on 30 April. This is a serious and urgent issue. The Donnybrook Road boom gates failed again this week, and the Premier’s failure to give an answer is a slap in the face to the Donnybrook community.

The PRESIDENT: Can I ask Minister Symes if she could follow that response up, please.

 Jaclyn SYMES (Northern Victoria – Treasurer, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Development Victoria and Precincts) (19:14): I will do that.

Nick McGowan: On a point of order, President, I would ask if you could review the Treasurer’s intentions and perhaps advise me and/or the Treasurer. The action I sought was specific because it called for a special allocation from the Treasurer. The minister herself cannot make that decision; that is why I have asked that action of the Treasurer herself. But in the likelihood or the possibility you do not agree with me, I would ask that it does not go to the Minister for Health but rather the minister for building infrastructure in the other place.

Jaclyn SYMES: The Minister for Health Infrastructure.

Nick McGowan: Correct.

Jaclyn SYMES: Yes, okay. Sure.

The PRESIDENT: I think the minister has taken that on board. The house stands adjourned.

House adjourned 7:15 pm.