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Victorian Government must take active role in early coal closure

29 September, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed news that AGL will shut down its Loy Yang A coal plant in 2035 but say the decision lays bare the need f...

Forestry workers would form emergency response team under Greens plan

27 September, 2022 - Forestry workers would be redeployed to an emergency and disaster response team under a Greens plan to end native forest logging in Victori...

Greens call on VicRoads to fix licence loophole

27 September, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have today written to VicRoads Minister Ben Carroll urging him to protect Victorians from scammers by allowing them to...

Major climate bill shot down by Labor and the Liberals

21 September, 2022 - Both Labor and the Liberals have shot down a Greens bill that would have legislated an end date for coal mining and burning in Victoria of ...

Greens introduce motion to reverse Maroondah Hospital name change

20 September, 2022 - The Victorian Greens will today introduce a motion into the Upper House calling on the Victorian Labor Government to immediately reverse it...

Greens push for state-wide pokies pre-commitment limits

20 September, 2022 - The Victorian Greens will today push to introduce mandatory pre-commitment betting limits on poker machines across the state. This after...

Labor ignores opportunity to address housing crisis with Arden precinct

20 September, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have called the Victorian Labor Government’s decision not to include mandatory affordable housing in Arden a backwards...

Greens propose $1.3 billion plan to address 'bed block' in our hospital system

15 September, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have announced a major health policy that would see $1.3 billion dollars invested in beds to help relieve the pressure...

Greens propose $1 billion Zero Extinction Fund

7 September, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have unveiled their ambitious plan for a one billion dollars per year Zero Extinction Fund to help protect and restore ...

Trans and gender diverse crisis accommodation would be set up in Northcote, under Greens plan

7 September, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have unveiled their bold plan to establish a community facility in Northcote that would provide crisis accommodation fo...

Push for inquiry into public university laws in Victoria

5 September, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have introduced a motion calling for an inquiry into the suitability of the laws that govern public universities in Vic...

Greens announce further upgrades to South Yarra station upgrade

31 August, 2022 - Victorian Greens MP for Prahran, Sam Hibbins, has announced a local initiative for further upgrades to South Yarra station. Further upgrade...

Governments must act to curb growing threat of far-right extremism

30 August, 2022 - A parliamentary inquiry has found that far-right extremism is a growing threat in Victoria, particularly to multicultural communities. The ...

Greater protections for LGBTIQA+ communities under Greens plan

26 August, 2022 - The Victorian Greens will tonight launch a Rainbow State Action Plan that would see greater protections for LGBTIQA+ communities enshrined in ...

More frequent train and tram services under Greens plan

23 August, 2022 - Victorian commuters would experience a major boost in metropolitan train and tram services under a plan released today by the Greens. Train...