Joint media release
Shadow Minister for Education, Senator for Victoria, Senator the Hon Sarah Henderson
Liberal for Corio, Darren Buller
Senator for Victoria, Sarah Henderson, and Liberal candidate for Corio, Darren Buller, have called on the Labor member for Corio, Richard Marles, to stop being a bystander and cancel the toxic Lara incinerator project for good.
Senator Henderson said Mr Marles had sat on his hands for far too long, doing nothing to stand up for Lara residents.
“Mr Marles might be the Deputy Prime Minister, but he is all puff and no clout,” Senator Henderson said.
“Lara residents are up in arms about the harm this toxic incinerator would cause, and Mr Marles has done nothing to stop this.
“Mr Marles is so ineffective that not even state Labor MPs will listen to him,” Senator Henderson said.
Mr Buller said the Lara community was sick and tired of Mr Marles’ lip service when it comes to his concerns for the project.
“If Mr Marles was serious, he would pick up the phone to the Premier and have this appalling project cancelled once and for all,“ Mr Buller said.
“Mr Marles only ever discovers Lara when an election comes around, and the incinerator is just another example of Mr Marles’ failure to stand up for Corio residents.
“Local residents across the Corio electorate are really suffering from Labor’s cost of crisis. I say enough is enough, this toxic incinerator needs to go,” Mr Buller said.