Constituency questions
Danny O’BRIEN (Gippsland South) (14:39): (772) My question is to the Minister for Environment, and I ask: why was Bear Gully Campground in the Cape Liptrap Coastal Park closed last year for a period of 10 months? I am very aware and the community is aware that there was a cultural heritage issue and that in correspondence the minister has advised that Parks Victoria was working with First Peoples–State Relations to assess potential impacts to Aboriginal cultural heritage materials at the campground. But the question I am asking is: what exactly was it? We have had that Bear Gully Campground operating for around a hundred years. It is a much-loved and very popular campground. Not only was the campground closed but the access to the beach in the area was also closed. It is important that if the community is to maintain a level of faith in cultural heritage processes we have some transparency on this issue, so I would ask the minister to explain why the Bear Gully Campground was in fact closed.