NO TO VIOLENCE

My adjournment matter this evening is for the Minister for  Community Services, and it is in relation  to the  No to  Violence program  that is run in the south-west of Victoria. I  have spoken in this place on numerous occasions  about the need for  appropriate funding for  programs  to tackle this extremely important issue. The…

ALCOA

This morning I joined the Leader of the Labor Opposition,  Daniel Andrews,  and  my  fellow  Labor  Geelong-based  members  of Parliament at  Alcoa  as  the  announcement was made that Alcoa Point Henry will close in August this  year. This is yet another  dark day in Geelong, with  more than 800 workers now facing unemployment in less …