Second reading I am pleased to make a contribution on the Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2017. It is an omnibus bill that makes amendments to numerous pieces of legislation, some being minor and for the purposes of tidying up and some being more significant. In the time that I have I wanted to speak […]

Question without notice My question is for the Minister for Water. The RMCG report finds $550 million each year is being lost in agricultural production in the Goulburn-Murray irrigation district, and that about 1000 jobs have been lost to the region so far as a direct result of reduced water availability under the Murray-Darling Basin plan. Farmers […]

Members statement Recently I attended a Congo Week event in my electorate hosted by the Goulburn Valley Congolese Association. The purpose of Congo Week is to raise global consciousness about the Democratic Republic of Congo’s past two decades of war and political instability. Breaking the Silence Congo Week started in New York in 2008 and […]

Constituency question My constituency question is for the Minister for Innovation and the Digital Economy in the other place. Minister, can you please advise what action is being taken to appropriately assess and address the significant lack of mobile phone reception in the Shepparton electorate and to ensure my constituents receive the service they deserve? […]

Adjournment My adjournment matter is for the Treasurer, and the action I seek is that he join me on a train journey from Southern Cross station to Shepparton to experience firsthand the substandard travel conditions that my constituents face on a daily basis. It is interesting that I am speaking after the member for Benambra […]