Tuesday, 20 June 2023

Northern Victoria Region

Wendy LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (13:01): (244) My question is for the Minister for Health. On 22 February I asked a constituency question to the minister regarding her failure to sack the board of Remembrance Parks Central Victoria trust in the wake of their callous desecration of memorials at graves in cemeteries under their management, as well as numerous governance failures. Despite being required to respond to my question within 14 days as per the standing orders, the minister finally provided a response 106 days later, on 13 June. In her response the minister stated:

It is my expectation that the trust provides regular updates on its progress to rebuild the community’s confidence and improve their processes.

Considering the overwhelming pain caused by the RPCV board it has an obligation to inform grieving families and the public of the improvements it is making. Will the minister ensure the regular updates she speaks of regarding changes the trust is undertaking are released publicly to assist in regaining the confidence of families and the community?