My adjournment matter this afternoon is for the Attorney-General, and it is in relation to funding cuts that were introduced at the beginning of last year. We are now seeing the impact of those cuts being played out in the court system. This afternoon I want to focus on family law matters. The implications of…
Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria)— I add my voice to those who have extended their thanks to the members of the Family and Community Development Committee (FCDC) who were involved in the inquiry that produced Betrayal of Trust, which is such a significant and complex report. I also thank the staff and all the other people…
I rise to make a contribution on the Auditor-General’s report entitled Implementation of School Infrastructure Programs, which was tabled in February 2013. I begin by saying that under the state Labor government I had the pleasure of attending and representing the Minister for Education in my electorate in opening numerous school infrastructure projects. It was …
I start by thanking Mr Somyurek for bringing this motion before the house. It is timely that he has done so, particularly given the recent announcement that Toyota Australia will cease manufacturing cars in this country by 2017. Manufacturing was dealt another serious blow yesterday, with Alcoa announcing that up to 1000 workers will lose…
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…
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 …
For those who missed it, Australia now has no industry policy and certainly no manufacturing policy. This is resulting in company closures and massive job losses. Whilst Prime Minister Abbott and the federal Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service, Senator Abetz, are making wild ideological pronouncements from Canberra, trying to blame workers…
To ask the Assistant Treasurer (for the Minister for Employment and Trade): In relation to the 20 job losses due to the redundancies made at Brockman Engineering in Geelong, what assistance will the Napthine government provide these workers who have been affected by these job cuts just weeks before Christmas. ANSWER: I am informed that:…
My adjournment matter is for the attention of the Minister for Health, David Davis, who is in the chamber, and it is in relation to ambulance services in Beaufort. In the May 2012 state budget the coalition government promised a new 24-hour ambulance station for Beaufort. However, late last year an internal memo leaked to …
I rise to make a statement on Occupational Health and Safety Risk on Public Hospitals, a report undertaken by the Victorian Auditor-General in November 2013. The report examines how public hospitals in Victoria are effectively managing occupational health and safety. Hospitals are the single largest subsector in the public sector workforce, and as of 30…
Member for Western Victoria Gayle Tierney has taken the fight to retain Colac Area Health’s financial counselling program to State Parliament. In a speech made last night, Ms Tierney called on the Minister for Health, David Davis to immediately restore funding to the financial counselling service. “Cutting funding for such a valuable service in Colac…
My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Health. It is in relation to the recent funding cuts by the Napthine government that have resulted in Colac Area Health being forced to halve its financial counselling services. It is known that the Colac community experiences a higher rate of financial disadvantage than the average community …
I rise to speak on the Court Services Victoria Bill 2013, and from the outset I would like to restate that the opposition will not be opposing this bill. Currently the administration of the courts is managed by a unit within the Department of Justice. This bill establishes Court Services Victoria, which will be known…
It is a well-known fact throughout the Victorian community that this Liberal-Nationals government has absolutely dropped the ball in terms of job creation and job retainment. We have seen unprecedented job losses since this government was elected. Not a week goes by without companies making closure announcements and more workers joining the dole queues. Victoria…