BUSES: SHORT-TERM TICKETS

My adjournment matter this evening is for the Minister  for Public Transport, Mr Mulder, and it is in  relation to the use and future availability of short-term tickets for Geelong  residents using local bus services. The minister should be aware that over 60 per cent of passengers using the  Geelong  bus network  purchase  short-term tickets…

JILL MEAGHER

Over the  past few weeks Victorians have been stunned with  raw grief.  Many of  us  have  lost  close  loved  ones in  tragic circumstances, but  Tom Meagher’s grief is  something that I simply cannot begin to  contemplate. I wish to place on record my sincerest sympathy to Tom Meagher, Jill’s mother and father and her other…

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR FARMER HEALTH: FUNDING

To the Legislative Council of Victoria: The  petition  of  certain  citizens  of  the  state of Victoria draws to  the  attention of the house  the state government’s  decision to cease funding  for  the National Centre for Farmer Health. In particular, we note: 1. the  likely closure  of the  National  Centre for  Farmer Health  due to  the…