Hansard debates

Mrs McARTHUR (Western Victoria) (11:53): My constituency question is for the Premier. Victorians endured immeasurable pain in the second wave and the authoritarian lockdown that came in response. In particular, the ring of steel has kept families apart. Many in my electorate in Western Victoria have been unable to see their relatives in Melbourne, and vice versa. Sunday’s announcements relating to 22 November were referred to as ‘the last step’. No family in my electorate should be separated on Christmas Day due to the maximum of 10 people inside a home. Premier, will you allow further easing of restrictions on private gatherings to allow families in my electorate to have a normal, not just COVID-normal, Christmas?