Ovens Valley electorate
Tim McCURDY (Ovens Valley) (14:41): (92) My question is to the Minister for Consumer Affairs. Mr and Mrs Soutar are residents of Bundalong and have a property next door to them that is short-stay accommodation on both Airbnb and Stayz. Since mid-December last year – a mere three months – there have been over 220 holiday-makers temporarily staying next door. This residence holds 22 people, but plain and simple this property is party central for bucks weekends, hens weekends and various other party celebrations. The local police at Yarrawonga have been called frequently, and there is absolutely no way of a normal life for other residents on the street in this very small township. When will you act and get statewide regulations to control all short-stay tenants and make landlords more accountable so that the permanent residents have peace and quiet? Permanent residents deserve better.