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Davis Calls For South Gippsland Sewerage Plan

The Bracks Labor Government has applied an "inadequate" program for connecting country towns to reticulated sewerage, Liberal Member for Gippsland Province Philip Davis said today.

By Philip Davis - 15th November 2004 - Back to News

Mr Davis said Labor’s recent announcement of $30 million to be spent on improving sewerage and water supply systems in small communities state-wide, fell well short of the amount of funds needed for such a project.

He said in South Gippsland alone, there were more than 20 towns in desperate need of sewerage connections.

"While we would heartily applaud any investment in improving environmental discharge as a result of sewerage in urban environments, it seems to me that this program is singularly inadequate," Mr Davis told the Parliament last week.

"Before I hear the refrain from the government side, ‘Well, this is the biggest initiative we have seen in years’, may I say that it is dwarfed entirely by the commitment by the Coalition government of $1.2 billion in country water and sewerage upgrades during its time in office.

"Having said that, I make the point that there are many country communities that are sorely in need of sewerage.

"To name but a few in the Shire of South Gippsland, there are 23 towns which require sewerage, including Meeniyan, Dunbalk, Fish Creek, Koonwarra, Nyora, Venus Bay, Tarwin Lower, Waratah Bay, Prom View Estate, Sandy Point, Poowong, Loch, Port Franklin, Walkerville North, Walkerville South and Kongwak."

Mr Davis said the situation in South Gippsland had become dire, with serious problems with new housing developments and confusion among land holders about property values and long term planning requirements.

"South Gippsland builders are especially facing hardship over this issue, with increased uncertainty about the future of the building industry," he said.

"I recently met with building firms in the South Gippsland region, and they shared their serious concerns for the future development of coastal towns if reticulated sewerage wasn’t connected quickly."

Mr Davis called on the Water Minister John Thwaites to find the resources to support the connection of South Gippsland communities to reticulated sewerage systems.


Source: http://gippsland.com/

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