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  <date date="2025-09-16T14:15:00+09:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>VACSWIM</name>
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        <heading>VACSWIM</heading>
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        <name>The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2025-09-16T04:45:00+09:30">
            <name>VACSWIM</name>
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          <by role="member" id="3126" referenceid="5c423631416444aeb0c7e273b130ee55" uid="d6f441c6defd442e9e31992384a31414">The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD (15:23):</by>  Supplementary. I thank the minister for her answer. Specifically, is the minister aware of any VACSWIM locations being changed or the plans altered in relation to the algal bloom thus far? I appreciate it is early in the season.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="5413" referenceid="07ef1306959a44c38acfb7dce9a031db" uid="7c1de70ac4ab47409479e3bdcf27eaaf" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. E.S. BOURKE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Infrastructure and Transport</name>
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            <name>Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing</name>
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            <name>Minister for Autism</name>
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            <name>Minister for Emergency Services and Correctional Services</name>
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          <question date="2025-09-16T04:45:00+09:30">
            <name>VACSWIM</name>
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          <by role="member" id="5413" referenceid="07ef1306959a44c38acfb7dce9a031db" uid="7c1de70ac4ab47409479e3bdcf27eaaf">The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (Minister for Emergency Services and Correctional Services, Minister for Autism, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing) (15:23):</by>  I am aware that VACSWIM numbers are up 8 per cent. I know your next question is going to be: what about beaches? We have seen over the years, for varying reasons, that sometimes beach numbers are lower. We will continue to monitor this, but at the moment what we want to do is not create that fear. As you heard very clearly and loudly in that forum we had last week, people, and particularly Surf Life Saving, are looking forward to summer on the beach.</text>
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