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23 April 1997 ASSEMBLY 737 PETITIONS Wednesday, 23 April 1997 ASSEMBLY 737 Wednesday, 23 April 1997 And your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray. By Mr Loney (281 signatures) Mount Buller hostel lease The SPEAKER (Hon. S. J. Plowman) took the chair at 10.05 a.m. and read the prayer. To the Honourable the Speaker and members of the Legislative Assembly in Parliament assembled: PETITIONS The humble petition of the undersigned citizens of the The Oerk - I have received the following state of Victoria sheweth that the Youth Hostels petitions for presentation to Parliament: Association of Victoria has been treated unjustly by the Alpine Resorts Commission which has withheld a lease National Gallery of Victoria for the YHA property on Mount Buller and now threatens compulsory acquisition of the site. To the Honourable the Speaker and members of the Legislative Assembly in Parliament assembled: Your petitioners therefore pray that the government acts immediately to ensure that the Youth Hostels The humble petition of the undersigned citizens of the Association of Victoria is granted a lease for the hostel state of Victoria sheweth that the preservation of the occupying site 2 on Mount Buller thus protecting architectural integrity of the National Gallery of ongoing public access to affordable accommodation on Victoria is of great concern. the mountain. Your petitioners therefore pray that any alterations to And your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray. the gallery are of a sensitive nature and do not alter the architectural concepts of the building in any By Mr E. R. Smith (2 signatures) fundamental way. We especially seek to preserve the water-wall and the Great Hall and the Leonard French Laid on table. designed coloured glass ceiling intact and in their present locations. Ordered that petition presented by honourable member for Essendon be considered next day on And your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray. motion of Mrs MADDIGAN (Essendon). By Mrs Maddigan (6453 signatures) PAPER Geelong international waters ports Laid on table by Oerk: complex Auditor-General - Special Report No. 49 - To the Honourable the Speaker and members of the Metropolitan Ambulance Service: Contractual and Legislative Assembly in Parliament assembled: outsourcing practices - Ordered to be printed. The humble petition of the Geelong Field Naturalists METROPOLITAN AMBULANCE Club Inc. and the undersigned citizens of the state of SERVICE: Victoria sheweth that the City of Greater Geelong in AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORT seeking to implement the findings of the Geelong international watersports complex feasibility study has Mr THWAITES (Albert Park) - By leave, I move: sought a detennination from the minister of planning on the need for a full environmental effects statement. That the report of the Auditor-General into the ambulance service be considered forthwith so that this Your petitioners therefore pray that the honourable house can debate the mismanagement and conuption minister for planning determines that a full of proper process in the ambulance service. environmental effects statement be completed before the City of Greater Geelong proceeds to the next stage Leave refused. of the project. GIPPSLAND: STOCKFEED CRISIS 738 ASSEMBLY Wednesday, 23 April 1997 GIPPSLAND: STOCKFEED CRISIS government's involvement with the drought crisis in Gippsland West. It was raised again on 10 April in a Mr BRUMBY (Leader of the Opposition) - I question without notice asked by the honourable desire to move, by leave: member for Gippsland South in relation to the hay train. On that occasion the matter was dealt with That this house do now adjourn for the purpose of somewhat forably by the Minister for Transport. discussing a definite matter of urgent public Opportunities have been taken to raise this issue; it importance, namely, the need for a prompt, effective is, therefore, an ongoing issue. In those and compassionate government response to the circumstances I cannot accept the motion. stockfeed crisis in Gippsland which is so serious -- Mr BRUMBY - On a point of order, Mr Speaker, Government members interjecting. I direct to your attention some information which may not have been available in the research and Mr BRUMBY - Some of you would not know preparation you have undertaken in relation to your where Gippsland is. Some of you have never been ruling. I refer you to more recent material in the down there. No wonder you are losing members in newspapers, in particular the Gippsland Sentinel the National Party. Times of Tuesday, April 22, which refers to the crisis, which is immediate and which is certainly current. The SPEAKER - Order! The Leader of the The article states: Opposition, without assistance from the government benches. The United Dairyfarmers of Victoria yesterday issued a release describing the season as 'catastrophic' and Mr BRUMBY - The motion continues: calling four crisis meetings for farmers in South and West Gippsland . ... the need for a prompt, effective and compassionate government response to the stockfeed crisis in Yesterday'S newspaper reported that four crisis Gippsland which is so serious that it - (a) has meetings have been called. Those meetings had not prompted fodder industry leaders to declare a critical been called on 8 April; those crisis meetings have fodder shortage; (b) sees farmers currently forced to now been called. The article further states that in dry off cows early; and (c) has caused the cost of hay other developments a delegation of farmers and its cartage to skyrocket, consequently requiring the representing the UDV, VFF and the Shire of South recognition by government of the extraordinary efforts Gippsland will visit the Deputy Premier and Leader of dairy farmers and country people in the face of the of the National Party, Mr McNamara, on extreme hardship brought about by exceptional Wednesday seeking government assistance. That is climatic conditions. the situation today. The SPEAKER - Order! The extremely dry I put it to you, Sir, that that more than satisfies the conditions across Victoria and Gippsland are tests required by the standing orders for this matter undoubtedly a matter of grave concern for all to be debated. There is a stockfeed crisis in members of Parliament and those people in rural Gippsland brought about by climatic conditions, but areas who have had to put up with the current most my motion does not mention drought. You, Sir, unseasonal occurrences. However, the rules in referred in your ruling to drought, but my motion relation to the Chair's acceptance of an adjournment refers to the stockfeed crisis. As of yesterday farmers motion are very clear. One of the rules my in Gippsland were paying $170 a tonne for stockfeed. predecessors and I have spelt out from time to time in relation to urgency motions is that the fact that a The SPEAKER - Order! The honourable grievance is continuing is not sufficient reason to member is now debating the question. May also treat it as an urgent matter if it is not of recent states that the fact that new information has been occurrence. I believe this matter is an ongoing and received about a matter that has been continuing for continuing issue but is not of recent occurrence. some time does not of itself make the matter one of urgency. I do not accept the motion. The facts are supported by what is reported in Hansard of 8 April. On that date the honourable Mr W. D. McGrath - On a point of order, member for Gippsland West asked a question Mr Speaker, members of the government respect without notice, which was answered by the Minister your ruling on this matter but because of the our for Agriculture and Resources, in relation to the views and the work the Minister for Agriculture and GIPPSLAND: STOCKFEED CRISIS Wednesday, 23 April 1997 ASSEMBLY 739 Resources has been doing with those affected by the and compassionate government response to the drought I suggest to the Leader of the Opposition stockfeed crisis in Gippsland which is so serious that that if he seeks to treat the motion as a motion by it - (a) has prompted fodder industry leaders to leave the government will accommodate him by declare a critical fodder shortage; (b) sees fanners granting leave. currently forced to dry off cows early; and (c) has caused the cost of hay and its cartage to skyrocket, The SPEAKER - Order! A similar situation consequently requiring the recognition by government arose last week when a motion was ruled out and of the extraordinary efforts of dairy fanners and the house decided that the motion would be debated country people in the face of the extreme hardship by leave. That was a good process, and I believe that brought about by exceptional climatic conditions and is the best outcome in this instance. If the Leader of further calls on the state government to make urgent the Opposition wishes to move his motion by leave submission to the federal government for drought relief the matter can be debated forthwith. under the exceptional circumstances provision of the national drought policy. Mr Batchelor - On a point of order, Mr Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition sought to move an The SPEAKER - Order! The motion that has adjournment motion under standing orders, the nub been circulated is not the same as the motion just of which was the stockfeed crisis. moved by the Leader of the Opposition. I ask that the motion be reprinted and distributed in the form The SPEAKER - Order! The Chair has ruled on moved by the Leader of the Opposition. this matter; I will not entertain further argument on it. If the Leader of the Opposition wishes to seek Leave granted. leave to move his motion it appears that the house will accommodate that request. Mr BRUMBY - It is a matter of some regret that the house is required to come to these arrangements Mr BRUMBY - I desire to move, by leave: to facilitate debate on a motion of this type.
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