Second reading I rise to make a contribution on the Planning and Environment Amendment (Distinctive Areas and Landscapes) Bill 2017. This is a bill that will establish a policy setting for the management of peri-urban areas around metropolitan Melbourne and Victoria’s regional cities. It aims to protect valued assets of state significance located in these […]

Address to Aboriginal community members I would like to start by paying my respects to the traditional owners of the land that we are gathered on today and to all elders here today as well. I am pleased to have the opportunity to respond briefly to the statements made by the Aboriginal elders here on […]

Constituency question My question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. Minister, can you please advise what steps are being taken to ensure passenger vehicles traveling alongside trucks at high speed on Grahamvale Road in Shepparton are able to navigate the route safely, particularly when slowing to turn off the road at several […]

Members statements This year’s budget has been truly great for Shepparton, and I am very excited about it. At the moment I want to talk about the $20.5 million for the first stage of the Shepparton education plan. It will provide a very welcome start to our new combined super secondary school on the Shepparton High […]

Questions without notice My question is to the Minister for Water. Minister, what will the Victorian government do to ensure that our irrigation communities in northern Victoria are not short-changed by the recent Murray-Darling Basin deal done by the federal Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, David Littleproud, and the federal Labor opposition? I was […]