Victorian News

Greens ready major campaign for October 24 council election

19 August, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed reports that this year’s local government election will be held on October 24, saying their 80+ metro and r...

Electoral Matters Committee continues to fail Victorians by delaying voting reform

18 August, 2020 - The Electoral Matters Committee has let down Victorian voters by failing to address upper house voting reform in its recently tabled report on...

Greens and community upset by government's decision to push ahead with huge gas import terminal

11 August, 2020 - The Greens and Western Port residents are disappointed that Planning Minister Richard Wynne has refused the community's plea to delay the asse...

Mine rehabilitation in Victoria not happening due to government failures

5 August, 2020 - Today the Auditor-General’s report on rehabilitating mines in Victoria has revealed that the state’s Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions ...

Greens call on Premier Andrews to extend protections for renters

4 August, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Andrews Government to extend protections in place for Victorian renters that are currently due to expir...

Inquiry reveals public housing as top priority in tackling homelessness

4 August, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have said a ‘big build’ of public housing will be critical if the government wants to end the state’s homelessness crisis,...

South Kensington Station upgrades are a hard-earned win for the community

4 August, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed the announcement of funding for much-needed upgrade work to South Kensington Station and say it follows year...

Victorian Government delays emissions reduction targets again

31 July, 2020 - The Andrews Government has delivered yet another blow to the environment under the cover of COVID-19 with the announcement it will delay setting...

Aboriginal Victorians now 16 times more likely to be imprisoned than the general population

30 July, 2020 - Aboriginal people in Victoria are now imprisoned at a rate of more than 16 times the general population according to 2019 data from the Australi...

Bike superhighway needs to be fast-tracked in Melbourne

29 July, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have renewed their call on the state government to fast-track the construction of a 21-kilometre bike superhighway that run...

Greens call on Attorney-General to support raising the age

25 July, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have written to Jill Hennessy urging her to support raising the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 when the Counc...

Inquiry needs to be wake-up call for state government on public housing

17 July, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed the announcement of an inquiry into the hard lockdown of the public housing tower on Alfred Street in North M...

Positive COVID-19 case at Metropolitan Remand Centre highlights urgent need to release low-risk prisoners

17 July, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Andrews Government to immediately release low-risk prisoners following news of a positive COVID-19 case ...

A 'BushCare Blitz' would create 11,000 jobs and restore our environment

16 July, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed the state government’s ‘cleaning blitz’ initiative but say that more jobs will need to be created to protect ...

Health minister must ignore beverage industry pressure and vote for stronger label

15 July, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have called on Health Minister Jenny Mikakos to support strong health warning labels on alcohol products to prevent their c...