Rod Kemp (Victoria, Liberal Party, Minister for the Arts and Sport) Share this | Hansard source

I will not say he is the best minister for the environment we have had because of course my brother, unlikely though it may be, may well be tuned in to this broadcast. Let me make the point that Senator Ian Campbell is doing a superb job in that portfolio and I think the activism of Senator Campbell is not always but generally welcomed by a significant number of people.

The second point I would make is that the Victorian government spends a lot of time thinking about how it can spin an issue but one thing it is unable to do is actually get out and sell this concept of wind farms to local communities. As an observer of the scene, I would have to say that the Victorian government has had great trouble in selling the wind farm message. My lesson is that in politics it is always a big help to try to take the community with you—not try to impose things the way the Victorian government so often tries to do. I would urge the Victorian government, rather than indulging in abuse and getting Senator Carr in this chamber to launch an unprovoked attack—