CARRUM MP Sonya Kilkenny has picked up a new portfolio.
Kilkenny easily retained her seat for the re-elected Labor state government last month. This week it was confirmed that Kilkenny would be the new planning minister.
Premier Daniel Andrews announced his new ministers on Monday, 5 December. He said, “Sonya Kilkenny will become minister for planning, as well as keeping her responsibilities for fishing, boating and the other activities that boost local economies and keep families active as minister for outdoor recreation.”
One of Kilkenny’s first responsibilities will be to make an announcement on the fate of the planned Kingswood Golf Course redevelopment. A report on the proposal to subdivide the Dingley Village land into 823 lots was handed to the state government’s planning department in April (“Golf course report handed to planning minister” The News 6/4/22).
The portfolio was previously held by Lizzie Blandthorn, and Richard Wynne before her. Blandthorn’s appointment raised eyebrows as her brother is a director of a lobbying group.
Mordialloc MP Tim Richardson was named parliamentary secretary for health infrastructure and parliamentary secretary for mental health and suicide prevention.
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 7 December 2022