At 1.00 p.m. on Saturday, 9 March, an elderly woman in Colac had a fall, and an ambulance was called. At around the same time the ambulance service in Colac received a call for paramedics to attend a person who had collapsed and was not alert. This call was attended by an off-duty crew from…
I rise to make a contribution on the Auditor-General’s report entitled Apprenticeship and Traineeship Completion. Historically in this state we have always had a genuine commitment to and provided support for apprenticeships and traineeships. Young people especially benefit from vocational education by obtaining qualifications, skills and work experience to reach their full potential and embark…
My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Police and Emergency Services. It relates to police resources in the Geelong, Surf Coast and Bellarine regions. According to statistics, in Geelong crimes against the person have increased 12.6 per cent, drug offences have increased 16.3 per cent, assault has increased 11.1 per cent, burglary has increased…
My matter this evening is for the Minister for Education, and it is in relation to the Warrnambool Special Developmental School. It was determined in 2012 that the school was under-established in terms of entitlement rooms. Last year it was determined that based on its then student numbers, it was under-established by four classrooms —…
I rise to make a contribution to the debate on the Mental Health Bill 2014. This bill implements recommendations from the review of the Mental Health Act 1986, which was announced by the Labor government in 2008, and the consultation report, which was released in July 2009. The opposition acknowledges the importance of this bill …
I rise to speak in the debate on the Environment Protection and Sustainability Victoria Amendment Bill 2014. From the outset I indicate that Labor will not supporting this bill. Whilst some aspects of the bill represent forward steps in relation to the environment, there are a number of backward steps in it. Unfortunately over the…
Last Thursday, 20 March, the Leader of the Opposition and member for Mulgrave in the Assembly, Daniel Andrews, announced that a Labor government will fund the $12 million stage 1 upgrade of the Geelong High School. The redevelopment will involve new classrooms, upgrades of hospitality and arts facilities, toilet blocks and administration building upgrades. This…
My adjournment matter is for the attention of the Minister for Health, and it is in relation to Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital. The hospital is currently seeking a budget allocation of $10 million to enable the redevelopment of its aged-care infrastructure. This project forms stage 1A of the Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital master …
The National Centre for Farmer Health (NCFH) has been ignored yet again by a Liberal-Nationals government, this time at a federal level. Two weeks ago the Prime Minister announced a $320 million farmer assistance package which includes a mental health component. However, in what is becoming a general practice for Liberal-Nationals governments in Australia, the…
I rise to speak on the Summary Offences and Sentencing Amendment Bill 2013, and I reiterate that the opposition will not be supporting this bill. It is not supporting it on a number of grounds but the key principle is that we believe this is a tool to undermine the democratic principles we have learnt…
There 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…