Victorian News

Treaty must deliver Aboriginal Human Rights - United Nations Day announcement

24 October, 2018 - On Wednesday 24th October, United Nations Day, the Victorian Greens have announced their treaty election commitment, saying the process must ...

Emergency funding for asylum seekers

17 October, 2018 - The Victorian Greens are calling on the Andrews Government to support a plan to cover asylum seeker support funding until the end of this fin...

More turn up and go services for trains and trams under Greens' plan

13 October, 2018 - The Victorian Greens have announced a plan to deliver turn up and go services every 10 minutes between 6am and 9pm, seven days a week, on Mel...

Greens will restore funding to mental health

10 October, 2018 - Today, on World Mental Health Day, the Victorian Greens have launched their $270 million commitment to restore funding to mental health. T...

Greens challenge Andrew's Government plan to outsource education

9 October, 2018 - The Greens have questioned the Andrews Government's commitment to public schools after Labor announced it would fast-track planning applicatio...

Victoria needs a creative vision that also helps artists

9 October, 2018 - The Victorian Greens’ Sue Pennicuik has had the arts among her portfolio responsibilities for more than a decade, and has participated in seve...

Transforming Melbourne's tram network

1 October, 2018 - The Victorian Greens have released a plan to transform Melbourne's tram network. All tram routes will be upgraded over a decade to i...

The Greens’ Smartbus Solution

25 September, 2018 - The Greens will commit $500 million for a network of SmartBus routes to be rolled out across Melbourne as part of a suite of policies to tr...

Labor must not bow to Catholic School demands

20 September, 2018 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Andrews Government not to bow to the demands of Catholic Schools after the Catholic Education Commi...

Mandatory sentencing no panacea

19 September, 2018 - The Victorian Greens are calling for an end to the predicable on-the-fly approach favoured by Labor and the Opposition that presumes mandat...

Members statements: Felicitations

19 September, 2018 - Ms PENNICUIK (Southern Metropolitan) — It is the end of another parliamentary term, the 58th Parliament. It is a busy life, and when you lo...

Footscray Factory Fire - Question without notice

18 September, 2018 - My question is the Minister representing the Minister for Health. It’s become clear that DHHS has not been proactive in getting a full pic...

Justice Legislation Miscellaneous Amendment Bill 2018

18 September, 2018 - Ms PENNICUIK (Southern Metropolitan) — The Justice Legislation Miscellaneous Amendment Bill 2018, which we are debating this afternoon, is ...

Question Without Notice: Duck Hunting Season

7 September, 2018 - Ms PENNICUIK (Southern Metropolitan) — My question is for the Minister for Agriculture. Today is Threatened Species Day, and it is also...

Footscray Factory Fire - Question Without Notice

6 September, 2018 - My question today is for the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment.  Last Thursday, a factory fire in West Footscra...