Statement: Winton Wetlands Closure

The sudden closure of the Mokoan Hub and Café at Winton Wetlands is incredibly disappointing and has left our local community reeling.

My thoughts are with the hardworking staff who lost their jobs with no warning or transparency. They deserved far better.

I’ve contacted the Minister for Environment and DEECA, seeking an urgent briefing on how this decision was made and what the government intends for the future of this iconic site.

Our community deserves straight answers – not silence.

It’s deeply troubling that, after tens of millions of taxpayer dollars invested over the past decade, the Allan Labor Government still hasn’t delivered a sustainable or successful model for the Wetlands.

This is yet another example of Labor’s mismanagement and waste by a government more focussed on appearances than outcomes.

The lack of care shown by Labor for regional communities and our assets is unacceptable – particularly those that hold as much environmental, cultural, and tourism value as the Winton Wetlands.