Wendy LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (14:07): (2404) My question is for the Minister for Planning. Will the minister finally approve the Gisborne and Romsey structure plans that have been sitting on her desk for the past two years? Rural town planning under Labor is in total chaos as big developers get special fast-tracked treatment but local councils go ignored by the minister. New structure plans for Gisborne and Romsey have been sitting on the minister’s desk for two years waiting for authorisation and exhibition so that locals can give feedback on the plan, but the minister has ignored them. I raised this matter in Parliament last year, and in reply the minister said she asked for this work to be undertaken as a priority. Nine months after the minister said the plans would be prioritised, they have still not been authorised. This delay is outrageous and is holding up planning changes that are crucial for the orderly development of these towns and the release of new land for housing.