Controversial plans for a Daniel Andrews sculpture officially scrapped by Victorian government
Summary
The Victorian government cancelled plans to build a statue of former Premier Daniel Andrews, who served for over 3,000 days. The current Premier Ben Carroll has stopped work on the statue and created a panel to review how officials are honoured in the state.Key Facts
- Daniel Andrews was Premier of Victoria from December 2014 to September 2023.
- A policy from 1999 said Victorian premiers serving more than 3,000 days get a statue at Treasury Place.
- Work on Andrews’ statue began in May, costing about $134,000.
- Premier Ben Carroll ended the statue project and appointed an independent panel to review memorials for officials.
- The panel will suggest new ways to honour officials and decide what to do with the statue work already done.
- Opposition politicians criticised the project as wasteful spending and promised to stop the statue if elected.
- The statue was being made by Meridian Sculpture, who crafted statues of other long-serving premiers.
- Premier Carroll said appreciation does not require a taxpayer-funded statue and wants careful use of government money.
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