MS TIERNEY (Western Victoria—Minister for Training and Skills, Minister for Higher Education) (17:54): I move: That the second-reading speech be incorporated into Hansard. Motion agreed to. Ms TIERNEY: I move: That the bill be now read a second time. Incorporated speech as follows: Support for zero and low emission vehicles in transitioning to a low-carbon…
DetailsMy adjournment matter this evening is for the Premier, and it relates to the youth unemployment rates in rural and regional Victoria. It is no surprise that this is a major issue confronting youth right across the state but particularly in rural and regional Victoria. Indeed the unemployment rate in the Premier’s electorate of South-West…
DetailsThere are not many people in Victoria who have not felt the wrath of the Napthine government’s actions, or lack thereof, over the past three years and three months. Parents and students have suffered through education funding cuts. Public sector workers have suffered through huge funding cuts and job cuts across Victoria. Manufacturing workers continue…
DetailsUnder the Napthine government Victoria now holds the unenviable title of the state with the highest youth unemployment rate in mainland Australia. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show that Victoria’s youth unemployment is at 20 per cent, but figures are higher in some regional centres in my electorate. Sadly, these statistics do not come as…
DetailsMs TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — I move: That this house notes that — (1) the Napthine government has cut Victoria’s youth employment scheme at the height of a youth unemployment crisis; (2) the Minister for Employment and Trade, the Honourable Louise Asher, MP, has admitted that the Napthine government reduced the number of traineeships in the…
DetailsMS TIERNEY– To ask the Minister for Housing (for the Minister for Youth Affairs): In relation to this year’s National Youth Week where 90 events were held around the state for people aged between 12 and 25: Why were there no events held in the Colac Otway shire or the Corangamite shire. ANSWER: I am…
DetailsTo ask the Minister for Housing (for the Minister for Youth Affairs): On which dates between 2 December 2010 and 14 April 2011 did the minister visit any locality within the city of Ballarat, and on each occasion: (1) Who did the minister meet with. (2) Did the minister make any commitment of public funds;…
DetailsI am pleased to rise to make a statement on the I am pleased to rise to make a statement on the Young Farmers Finance Council — Annual Report 2015. The Young Farmers Finance Council was created to encourage the establishment of young people in farming. It assists young people who have demonstrated an interest in…
DetailsMs TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — On the evening of Tuesday, 3 April this year, I, along with the future deputy leader of this country, Julia Gillard, attended the Wyndham City Council Australian citizenship ceremony. It was the largest ceremony of this type that I have experienced and definitely the largest the Wyndham City Council has…
DetailsI rise to speak on the Wrongs Amendment (Asbestos Related Claims) Bill 2014. I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on this very important piece of legislation. As the previous speaker mentioned, this is a particularly important issue to me and has been for a very long time, including when I worked for…
DetailsThis afternoon I would like to acknowledge the service organised by the Geelong RSL last Saturday at the Geelong RSL cenotaph to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in the Pacific. It was a touching occasion that brought people together, including those who have served in a range of conflicts, family members…
DetailsRaised with: Minister for Finance, WorkCover and the Transport Accident Commission Raised by: Ms Tierney Raised on: 2 February 2010 REPLY: I am informed that: WorkHealth is a world first program aimed at reducing the risk of chronic disease across Victoria’s working population. The program, delivered by WorkSafe Victoria, includes free health checks for Victorian…
DetailsMy adjournment matter is for the Minister for Finance, WorkCover and the Transport Accident Commission. Unfortunately an increasing number of Australians are suffering from preventable chronic diseases, and we have heard a lot about this in recent times. These diseases can contribute to poor health and potentially to the risk of being injured at work.…
DetailsMS TIERNEY (Western Victoria—Minister for Training and Skills, Minister for Higher Education) (17:37:55): Like so many other people in the chamber today I also have a deep personal association with this issue. The first time I knew of workplace deaths, I think, was from stories that my great-grandmother and my grandmother told me about what…
DetailsMy adjournment matter this evening is directed to the Premier and is in relation to workplace occupational health and safety matters. I was quite horrified to learn that this government has withdrawn the right of the community to be notified of company breaches of their obligations under health and safety legislation. For those in the chamber…
DetailsI am pleased to rise and make a contribution in respect of the bill before us, the Workplace Rights Advocate (Repeal) Bill 2008. The intention of this bill is to repeal the Workplace Rights Advocate Act 2005 and to make consequential amendments to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 and the Public Sector…
DetailsMs TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — I rise to make a contribution to the debate on the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Bill 2013. Reading through the bill, the briefings and various other commentaries, including Hansard from the lower house, brought back many memories of the 18 years that I served in the vehicle industry. When I…
DetailsMS TIERNEY (Minister for Training and Skills) — I rise to sum up on the matter that was before the house before the dinner break, which is the Working with Children Amendment Bill 2016. As previous speakers have mentioned, the Working with Children Act 2005 was passed by the Victorian Parliament in 2005 under former Attorney-General…
DetailsI raise a matter for the Deputy Premier and Minister for Industrial Relations in the other place. On 26 August the Deputy Premier announced the inaugural meeting of Victoria’s first Working Families Council. The council will work with industry and community groups to champion the issues of working families in their efforts to strike the…
DetailsMS TIERNEY (Western Victoria—Minister for Training and Skills, Minister for Higher Education) (17:24): I would like to begin by thanking members for their contributions on the Worker Screening Bill 2020. This is a bill that will give effect to Victoria’s commitment to the Intergovernmental Agreement on Nationally Consistent Worker Screening for the National Disability Insurance Scheme.…
DetailsOn Sunday night, along with my family, I witnessed a barrage of Workplace Authority television advertisements. The federal government has hit a new low in its abuse of power. The first frame of the advertisement enters the debate by stating that the federal government wants to tackle a myth. The advertisement itself essentially admits to …
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