Extract from Parliament. June 21, 2016

Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish (Lib.) says that it has taken the Andrews Government more than two years to respond to her call in June 2016 for powerlines to be put underground at the entrance to the houseboat building industry.
“My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Regional Development in the other place, and the action I seek is for the minister to support the Lake Eildon houseboat industry by providing the appropraite level of funding to ensure that the powerlines across the road at the entrance to the houseboat building area are undergrounded and that the roads are also tended to,” Ms Mc-Leish told the Legislative Assembly on June 21, 2016.
“There is currently an application to Regional Development Victoria to fund this project, and that is tacked onto the back of a Goulburn-Murray Water project to improve and link the sewerage system between Jerusalem Creek and Eildon.
“That is certainly a very valuable project as well, but I am really keen for the houseboat industry not to miss out on the funding that it requires.
“We have boatbuilders and renovators, marine mechanics, painters, electricians, plumbers, boat owners, marina operators – there are four marinas there – salesmen, restauyrants and shops that service the area as part of this industry.
“I am very familiar with the industry. I have visted on a number of occasions, as I did again last month, and each time I am reminded of what a significant contributor to the local economy the houseboat sector is. It is also a significant employer.
“Lake Eildon itself has great potential, way more than is currently realised. It is also a very popular recreational boating destination,” Ms McLeish told the Legislative Assembly on June 21, 2016.