Kristy McBain (Eden-Monaro, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories) Share this | Hansard source

I am so incredibly excited to be standing here on this side of the House answering this MPI because I know that facts are nice to have in the toolbox of those opposite but it would be lovely if they pulled them out and actually used them. Here are a few facts for you. The Eden Killer Whale Museum: in 2019, who was the Mayor of the Bega Valley Shire—me. Who advocated for it—me. Who actually came and asked for it—me. Who worked with the Eden Killer Whale Museum? Guess what, you were in government. That was $640,000 for a museum that is community-run by a good lot of people who volunteer their time, and you are crowing about giving $640,000 to a community-run project that was one of the only BPRS projects that the entire region ever got.

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