Hansard debates

Mrs McARTHUR (Western Victoria) (12:36): My question is for the Minister for Training and Skills and Minister for Higher Education. At Monday’s Public Accounts and Estimates Committee budget estimates hearing your department’s officials confirmed that on 19 February this year the site of the Glenormiston agricultural college was sold to China-based Dean Montgomery for $4.685 million by South West TAFE. The Black family passed on this historic homestead and land to the state on the condition it continued to be used in the interests of Australian agriculture and our farmers. The restriction remained in the 2016 lease to Mr Montgomery. Minister, can you confirm that the property has been sold subject to this permanent educational requirement?