Ted Baillieu and Peter Ryan’s decision to close Camperdown’s DPI office and sack seven Camperdown DPI workers is a huge blow to the Camperdown community Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney said today. “Camperdown district farmers, Landcare groups and community weed groups have an excellent working relationship with their local DPI office and value the…
My adjournment matter this evening is directed to the Minister for Regional and Rural Development and is in relation to natural gas connections to rural and regional townships. The promised natural gas extension to Terang and the increasing delays experienced by the township are causing significant angst. The Terang community has been in limbo in…
Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — My question is to the Minister for Health, David Davis. The National Centre for Farmer Health based in Hamilton was established in 2008 after a significant contribution of $1 million was offered by the respected local philanthropist Mr Geoff Handbury. It also secured $2.4 million from the state government. In…
Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria Region) presented report, including appendices, extracts of proceedings and minority report, together with transcripts of evidence. Laid on table. Ordered that report be printed. Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — I move: That the Council take note of the report. I am pleased to table the Environment and Planning Reference Committee’s report…
I raise a matter for the attention of the Minister for Roads in relation to Pioneer Road, Waurn Ponds, near Geelong. The Liberal Party made a commitment of $13.5 million to the community of Waurn Ponds to redevelop Pioneer Road. I have raised this matter with the minister on a number of occasions, and on…
Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — I rise to speak in support of the motion moved by Mr Lenders earlier today. Before I get to the substantive matter, I wish to remind the house that it was only a short time ago — late last year — that the TAFE sector took a substantial financial hit.…
Last night during the adjournment debate I raised the issue of the much-needed playground expansion at Belmont Primary School and stated this could be done by the education department purchasing a property at 44 Regent Street, Belmont, which is currently on the market. In reply the minister on duty, David Davis, again editorialised and attempted…
My adjournment matter this evening is for the Minister for Education, and it is in relation to Belmont Primary School and the opportunity for its grounds to be extended. Belmont primary is currently at full capacity and has a long waiting list. The school has wonderful facilities, but it lacks outdoor space for children to…
Without question, the issue that has occupied my electorate office since the handing down of the state budget earlier this month is the savage cuts to the TAFE sector. The telephone calls and emails from constituents about the impact of the cuts on the Gordon, the South West Institute of TAFE and the Otway Community…
My adjournment matter this evening is for the Minister for Education and is in relation to Apollo Bay P-12 College. The minister will be aware that in the lead-up to the 2010 state election Terry Mulder, the member for Polwarth in the Assembly, who is now the Minister for Public Transport, made an election commitment…
Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — On a number of occasions I, along with other members of the opposition, have spoken about the disastrous impacts of the Baillieu government’s damaging decision to cut Victorian certificate of applied learning (VCAL) funding for Victorian schools. In early April the front page of the Bellarine Times told yet another…
The Baillieu Government has delivered a crushing blow to the dreams of young Geelong and Surf Coast families hoping to one day own their own home. Announced in today’s budget, the Baillieu Government has cut the First Home Buyers Bonus for families looking to purchase their first home. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP…
I take this opportunity to speak of Richard ‘Dick’ Wearmouth, who passed away on 5 April this year. In 1944, aged 18, Dick began playing football with Footscray Football Club where he won a Gardiner Medal for the best and fairest in the Victorian Football League reserve competition in his very first year. After taking…
The Baillieu Government has delivered a crushing blow to the dreams of young Polwarth families hoping to one day own their own home. Announced in today’s budget, the Baillieu Government has cut the First Home Buyers Bonus for families looking to purchase their first home. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP said this decision…
The Baillieu Government has delivered a crushing blow to the dreams of young South West families hoping to one day own their own home. Announced in today’s budget, the Baillieu Government has cut the First Home Buyers Bonus for families looking to purchase their first home. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP said this…
The Baillieu Government has delivered a crushing blow to the dreams of young Geelong and Surf Coast families hoping to one day own their own home. Announced in today’s budget, the Baillieu Government has cut the First Home Buyers Bonus for families looking to purchase their first home. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP…