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…