My adjournment matter this evening is for the Minister for Environment and Climate Change, and it is in relation to the Winchelsea Gun Club. The minister may be aware that the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) has ordered the club to vacate its current premises at the Winchelsea Common by 31 December this year.…
I would like to congratulate the Belmont Community Kindergarten on the official opening recently of its new $400 000 playroom. The community raised the phenomenal amount of $100 000 towards this project, and I place on record my sincere appreciation for its amazing efforts. Kinder is a really important time in a child’s development, and…
Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — From the outset I will just clarify a few matters. We are talking about the automotive industry today. That includes the major manufacturers but also the component suppliers. Some other automotive areas are not being dealt with today because they do not fall within the description of what is considered…
The Baillieu Government has refused to guarantee that no insured Victorian property owners will be worse off as a consequence its new property based Fire Services Levy, State Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP said today. Ms Tierney said that the announcement by the Baillieu Government of its new model to fund Victoria’s fire…
The Baillieu Government has refused to guarantee that no insured Victorian property owners will be worse off as a consequence its new property based Fire Services Levy, State Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP said today. Ms Tierney said that the announcement by the Baillieu Government of its new model to fund Victoria’s fire…
The Baillieu Government has refused to guarantee that no insured Victorian property owners will be worse off as a consequence its new property based Fire Services Levy, State Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP said today. Ms Tierney said that the announcement by the Baillieu Government of its new model to fund Victoria’s fire…
My adjournment matter this evening is for the Minister for Health, David Davis. This house endorsed the terms of reference for the Environment and Planning References Committee to inquire into environmental design and public health in Victoria. On 24 May this year the majority and minority reports were tabled in this house. Since that time …
It is with great sadness that I rise to speak on the tragic deaths of two drilling rig workers in western Victoria yesterday on the Stena Clyde mobile rig stationed approximately 90 kilometres offshore from Warrnambool. This morning’s media reports state that the two men, a 32-year-old from the Northern Territory and a 60-year-old from…
The Baillieu Government has failed to deliver on its own commitment to introduce a new property-based levy to replace the Fire Services Levy (FSL), Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP said. “The Government has sailed by its own deadlines to have begun the transition to the new arrangement, which was supposed to be underway…
George Robert Crawford was born on 13 January 1926 and died on 7 August 2012. He was elected to Parliament after 41 years membership of the Plumbers and Gasfitters Employees Union of Australia, and he spent 30 years as a full-time official of that union, holding the positions of both Victorian branch secretary and general…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): What was the average number of passengers that used Little River railway station on a daily and weekly basis in — (a) 2009; (b) 2010; and (c) 2011. ANSWER: I am informed that, as at the date the question was raised: The estimated …
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): What was the average number of passengers that used Lara railway station on a daily and weekly basis in — (a) 2009; (b) 2010; and (c) 2011. ANSWER: I am informed that, as at the date the question was raised: The estimated average weekday, Saturday, …
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): What was the average number of passengers that used Corio railway station on a daily and weekly basis in — (a) 2009; (b) 2010; and (c) 2011. ANSWER: I am informed that, as at the date the question was raised: The estimated average…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): What was the average number of passengers that used North Shore railway station on a daily and weekly basis in — (a) 2009; (b) 2010; and (c) 2011. ANSWER: I am informed that, as at the date the question was raised: The estimated…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): What was the average number of passengers that used North Geelong railway station on a daily and weekly basis in — (a) 2009; (b) 2010; and (c) 2011. ANSWER: I am informed that, as at the date the question was raised: The estimated…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): What was the average number of passengers that used Geelong railway station on a daily and weekly basis in — (a) 2009; (b) 2010; and (c) 2011. ANSWER: I am informed that, as at the date the question was raised: The estimated average …
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): What was the average number of passengers that used South Geelong railway station on a daily and weekly basis in — (a) 2009; (b) 2010; and (c) 2011. ANSWER: I am informed that, as at the date the question was raised: The estimated …
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): What was the average number of passengers that used Marshall railway station on a daily and weekly basis in — (a) 2009; (b) 2010; and (c) 2011. ANSWER: I am informed that, as at the date the question was raised: The estimated average…
To ask the Minister for Higher Education and Skills: In relation to the South West Institute of TAFE, in the 2011 calendar year: (1) How many courses were available for students to study. (2) How many students undertook study. ANSWER: I am informed as follows: (1) In 2011, South West Institute of TAFE offered 335…
To ask the Minister for Higher Education and Skills: In relation to the University of Ballarat TAFE, in the 2011 calendar year: (1) How many courses were available for students to study. (2) How many students undertook study. ANSWER: I am informed as follows: (1) In 2011, University of Ballarat-TAFE Division offered 256 different courses.…
To ask the Minister for Higher Education and Skills: In relation to the Gordon TAFE, in the 2011 calendar year: (1) How many courses were available for students to study. (2) How many students undertook study. ANSWER: I am informed as follows: (1) In 2011, the Gordon Institute of TAFE offered 480 different courses. (2)…
To ask the Minister for Higher Education and Skills (for the Minister for Education): In relation to the sale of 44 Regent Street, Belmont, and the need for extra recreational space for the students of Belmont Primary School, will the minister give a commitment to the community of Belmont, and the students and families of …
To ask the Minister for Higher Education and Skills: In relation to the Baillieu government’s cuts to Victorian TAFEs, will the minister give a commitment to the community of Hamilton that the Hamilton campus of the South West Institute of TAFE will not be closed due to the savage cuts made to the TAFE sector…
To ask the Minister for Higher Education and Skills: In relation to the Baillieu government’s cuts to Victorian TAFEs, will the Minister give a commitment to the community of Glenormiston that the Glenormiston campus of the South West Institute of TAFE will not be closed due to the savage cuts made to the TAFE sector…
To ask the Minister for Higher Education and Skills: In relation to the Baillieu government’s cuts to Victorian TAFEs, will the minister give a commitment to the community of Portland that the Portland campus of the South West Institute of TAFE will not be closed due to the savage cuts made to the TAFE sector…
My adjournment matter this evening is for the Minister for Local Government, and it relates to the green light plan. Under a funding partnership agreement with the Baillieu government the Great South Coast program was to replace 7660 streetlights with energy-efficient bulbs across municipalities including the Colac Otway and Corangamite shires, the city of Warrnambool,…
I also rise to make some comments on the Environment and Planning References Committee’s report on its inquiry into environmental design and public health in Victoria, which was tabled in this chamber on 24 May. As is the norm, on that day members of the committee were afforded the opportunity to make comments on the…
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…
I also congratulate Jennifer Kanis, a great member for the seat of Melbourne in the Assembly.
Members may be aware of recent comments by past Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett in the Geelong Advertiser advocating the closure of both the Ford factory and the Alcoa plant at Point Henry. Contributions such as this are entirely unwelcome to the manufacturing industry, and to talk it down at a time when it is facing…
I rise to make a contribution to the debate on the Planning and Environment Amendment (VicSmart Planning Assessment) Bill 2012. I will make a short contribution that will address the points that Labor has concerns about. This bill purports to streamline the planning process and cut red tape. Labor supports these aims, but not at …