In Parliament

Over the past few weeks I have been contacted by several pensioners who want to take advantage of the Victorian government’s $50 power saving bonus... Read More

I rise to bring to the attention of the house how unacceptable levels of bureaucracy and blame-shifting are hurting the livelihoods of farmers and rendering... Read More

I rise to condemn the Andrews Labor government’s weak law and order policies which have resulted in a lack of justice for a teenager in... Read More

My adjournment matter is for the attention of the Minister for Public Transport. The action I seek is better accessibility for people with a disability... Read More

I also want to pay tribute to John Harlock, who along with his wife, Shirley, were among the biggest supporters and mentors of my husband... Read More

Today I rise to pay tribute to two icons of the agricultural industry from the south-west. Des Crowe, AM, was a livestock farmer from Codrington... Read More

I rise to speak on the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Amendment Bill 2018 and note the coalition will not be opposing it. The bill amends... Read More

A couple of weeks ago the Warrnambool Standard ran a front-page story under the headline, ‘Wanted: 1000 workers’. The story outlined the need for jobs to be... Read More

My question is to the Minister for Emergency Services, and I am seeking the latest information on the plans to relocate the Port Fairy Country... Read More

It gives me great pleasure to rise and speak on behalf of the committee of which I was a member that tabled its report today... Read More

My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Transport, and the action I seek is the upgrade of the freight line between Maroona and Portland... Read More

I would also like to take an opportunity today to say thank you to the Victoria State Emergency Service in South-West Coast that do a... Read More

I am directing these comments to the Minister for Public Transport in relation to what seems to be a never-ending cycle of confusion around who... Read More

I rise to speak on this bill, which implements a range of budget measures and changes to the state taxation and revenue laws. I note... Read More

When preparing my contribution on this year’s budget I looked back on my contribution from last year and, unsurprisingly, I could almost read it word... Read More

My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Education, and the action I seek is for Heywood & District Secondary College to be able to... Read More

I am pleased to rise to speak on the Liquor and Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 and note that the coalition will not be opposing... Read More

I rise to put on the record a vile incident that occurred in this place during the previous sitting week. Following the member for Clarinda... Read More

Last week my region was ravaged by fires. The fires came in the dark of night, when horrific howling winds were at their peak, gusting... Read More

I rise to support the member for Box Hill’s motion. Before we can move on, I cannot understand how we can sit here in this... Read More

My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, and the action I seek is for her to meet with residents... Read More

I rise to speak on the Emergency Management Legislation Amendment Bill 2018. This was born out of the 2012 white paper that was initiated by... Read More

Well, how do you follow that? What is that? Is it just acting or performing? This is a serious, serious subject, and that contribution was... Read More

My adjournment matter is for the Minster for Aboriginal Affairs, and the action I seek is for her to meet with Shannon Collyer from Worn... Read More

I rise to speak on the Marine and Coastal Bill 2017, which will have clear implications for my electorate given that my southern border is... Read More

It has been a summer of discontent in South-West Coast — discontent with the government and its failings on rural and regional roads. We have got... Read More

My constituency question is for the Minister for Innovation and the Digital Economy in the other place. I seek the latest information on how the... Read More

The number of people waiting for surgery at Warrnambool’s base hospital rose 23.5 per cent in three months the latest health data shows. There were... Read More

My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Sport and Minister for Tourism and Major Events, and the action I seek is that he travel... Read More

I once again direct these comments at the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and once again it is in relation to the state of... Read More