MARSHALL TRAIN STATION A PACKED HOUSE

Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney has taken up the fight for Geelong public transport commuters in the Parliament. Ms Tierney today raised the severe lack of parking available at Marshall Station, after V/Line has put in place further measures to stop motorists parking on grass areas near the station. Ms Tierney said there is…

PARKS VICTORIA JOB LOSSES

Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria)– My adjournment matter this evening is for the attention  of the Minister for  Environment and Climate  Change. It concerns the Napthine government’s announcement that it will cut 60 jobs from Parks Victoria. Sixty jobs is a significant number of jobs in anyone’s language, but in terms of Parks  Victoria’s payroll  it…

MARSHALL TRAIN STATION

Ms TIERNEY  (Western  Victoria)–  Last  week  V/Line staff  at  the Marshall station were forced to put up signage that threatened motorists  who  parked  on the grass and other areas outside of the car-park bays that their vehicles would be  towed away. A section of grass near  the car park has also had large  wooden poles…

REGIONAL AND RURAL ROADS 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  Napthine  Liberal-Nationals  state  government’s  severe lack of funding and resources to  maintain regional roads in  Victoria.  In particular, we note: 1.  roads across Victoria have been left to deteriorate since the Liberal-Nationals coalition came to government, with $100…

HEALTH FUNDING

To the Legislative Council of Victoria:   The  petition  of certain citizens of the  state  of  Victoria  draws  to  the  attention of the  Legislative Council the  effects of the  state  government’s  $616 million cut to Victoria’s health system since 2010.   We note that these cuts come despite  the state government’s election  promise  to deliver…