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Education and Training Reform Amendment (Regulation of Student Accommodation) Bill 2020
/0 Comments/in Parliament /by Suzanna SheedI am pleased to rise to speak on the Education and Training Reform Amendment (Regulation of Student Accommodation) Bill 2020. Might I say that on a day like this when there is politics rife and there are all sorts of things happening it is incredible to see how politicians and how this house particularly can come […]
Shepparton District Public Housing
/0 Comments/in Parliament /by Suzanna SheedConstituency question – My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Housing. The action I seek is that the minister inform me about what is being done by the government to improve the existing social housing stock in the Shepparton district electorate. Recently the state government announced it would spend half a billion dollars to […]
Remote and Flexible Learning
/0 Comments/in Parliament /by Suzanna SheedConstituency Question – My question is for the Minister for Education, who I see is in the house. I would like to just acknowledge the fact that Greater Shepparton Secondary College has recently been funded to the sum of $119 million for the build of a new school—greatly welcomed. It has been widely reported to me […]
COVID-19
/0 Comments/in Parliament /by Suzanna SheedMembers statement – No part of the country has been untouched by the coronavirus epidemic. As with much of the country, we have been successful in fending off spikes in infection, with only around a dozen cases recorded and, sadly, one death. But there are two sides to this crisis: one health, one economic. Shepparton’s […]
Wage Theft Bill 2020
/0 Comments/in Parliament /by Suzanna SheedI rise to make a contribution in relation to the Wage Theft Bill 2020, which seeks to introduce criminal penalties for wage theft. At the heart of this issue, it seems to me, is power imbalance when it comes to wage theft, and I think that is something really important to consider. Recent cases brought to […]
Digital Access for Vulnerable Regional Students
/0 Comments/in Parliament /by Suzanna SheedConstituency question -My constituency question is to the Minister for Education. Can you advise what action is being taken to ensure internet access for some of the Shepparton district’s most vulnerable students? Communications with the school principals of Gowrie Street Primary School, Mooroopna Primary School, Mooroopna Park Primary School, St Georges Road Primary School and […]
COVID-19 Omnibus (EmergencyMeasures) Bill 2020
/0 Comments/in Parliament /by Suzanna SheedThank you for the opportunity to make a small contribution in support of the COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Bill 2020. When I was at law school at Melbourne University in the 1970s, one of my lecturers was Gareth Evans, and there was not a class that went by where civil liberties were not talked about. […]
State Taxation Acts Amendment (Relief Measures) Bill 2020
/0 Comments/in Parliament /by Suzanna SheedI rise to speak on the Appropriation (Interim) Bill 2020, the Appropriation (Parliament) (Interim) Bill 2020 and the State Taxation Acts Amendment (Relief Measures) Bill 2020 before us today. At the outset I would say that I am supporting these bills. The coronavirus has engendered a health and economic crisis which will have such a […]
Greater Shepparton Women’s Charter IWD Award
/0 Comments/in Parliament /by Suzanna SheedMembers Statement – Last week the Greater Shepparton Women’s Charter Advisory Committee announced Thelma Bull as its 2020 GSWCAC Women’s Award recipient at the Greater Shepparton International Women’s Day event. The award recognises those who have made a positive impact upon women and the Greater Shepparton community through their positive actions which embrace diversity, inspire […]
Murray-Darling Basin Plan – Inspector-General Visit
/0 Comments/in Parliament /by Suzanna SheedMembers Statement – Last Thursday the inspector-general of Murray-Darling Basin water resources, Mick Keelty, visited Shepparton to conduct one of his many town hall meetings. Approximately 200 people, predominantly farmers, attended and were largely impressed by his sincerity and frankness. Mr Keelty’s current inquiry, due by 31 March, is looking into the Murray-Darling Basin agreement to see if […]