Victorian News

Victorian Fisheries Authority Bill 2016

25 October, 2016 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — Minister, there are numerous references to sustainability in the legislation but no definition of sustain...

Greens surge in council elections

23 October, 2016 - The Greens have elected extra councillors after a surge in the vote in yesterday's Victorian council elections. “Our vote is surging, electin...

Road Safety Road Rules 2009 (Overtaking Bicycles) Bill 2015

20 October, 2016 - Ms DUNN (Eastern Metropolitan) — I rise today to talk about the final report of the inquiry into the Road Safety Road Rules 2009 (Overtaking ...

Will Government Pay Citizen Scientists?

20 October, 2016 - Ms DUNN (Eastern Metropolitan) — My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. Labor is supposed to be the party of a fair day's pay for a ...

Dan Delivers Leadbeater Deaths

19 October, 2016 - On Monday the State Government quietly published its latest Timber Release Plan, which lists areas of native forest slated for clear-felling ...

Greens congratulate Oliver Yates on leading the Clean Energy Finance Corporation

19 October, 2016 - Australian Greens Leader Richard Di Natale today praised the work of the inaugural CEO of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Oliver Yates ...

Western Distributor doesn’t stack up: Senate Estimates

19 October, 2016 - Senior Infrastructure officials raise serious doubts about Western Distributor at federal estimates Commonwealth assessment of the business c...

Constituency Question – Animal Cruelty in the South East

17 October, 2016 - My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. The Herald Sun reported on 30 August 2016 that Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs have the hig...

Constituency Question – Public Transport

17 October, 2016 - My constituency question is for the Minister for Public Transport. In 2015 Skye earnt the unenviable title of the most unlivable suburb in Me...

Greens urge Premier to quit irresponsible pokies addiction

17 October, 2016 - The Greens have urged Premier Daniel Andrews to mark Responsible Gambling Awareness Week by quitting his irresponsible pokies addiction. “If ...

Member’s Statement – Casey and Crime

17 October, 2016 - I would like to respond to the vast number of emails members have received in the form of a petition about a perceived crime wave sweeping th...