On another note I wish to congratulate 11-year old Thu Sa La, a Karen refugee who arrived in this country nearly four years ago and will be representing Victoria in the under-12 Australian Rules football championships in South Australia next month. What an extraordinary achievement! A wonderful example of what can happen in this country…
On another note, I thank Una McAlinden and the National Celtic Festival committee for their hard work in delivering a magnificent event in Portarlington over the recent long weekend. Live music and highly skilled artists were embraced by the town as they worked their Celtic magic for three days and three nights. The events demonstrated …
During the last sitting week I made mention of an extremely well-attended Biggest Afternoon Tea held at Portarlington on 3l May to raise money for cancer research. At the time we believed the amount raised was of the order of $11 000, but I can now inform the house that the final amount raised was…
Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria) presented report, including appendices, 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 rise this morning to make some comments on the joint parliamentary Education and Training Committee’s…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Colac to Lorne Transport Connections service, will the minister guarantee that this service will not be cut or reduced as a result of the Baillieu government’s review of Transport Connections routes. ANSWER: I am informed that, as at the…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Penshurst to Hamilton Transport Connections service, will the minister guarantee that this service will not be cut or reduced as a result of the Baillieu government’s review of Transport Connections routes. ANSWER: I am informed that, as at the…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Snake Valley Transport Connections Service, will the minister guarantee that this service will not be cut or reduced as a result of the Baillieu government’s review of Transport Connections routes. ANSWER: I am informed that, as at the date…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Winchelsea and Moriac to Waurn Ponds and Torquay Transport Connections service that has recently been cut by the Baillieu government, what arrangements will now be made to provide the vital public transport required by those living in the Winchelsea,…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Timboon to Warrnambool summer Transport Connections service that has recently been cut by the Baillieu government, what arrangements will now be made to provide the vital public transport required by those living in the Timboon region. ANSWER: I am…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Terang to Warrnambool summer Transport Connections service that has recently been cut by the Baillieu government, what arrangements will now be made to provide the vital public transport required by those living in the Terang region. ANSWER: I am…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Queenscliff to Jan Juc Transport Connections service that has recently been cut by the Baillieu government, what arrangements will now be made to provide the vital public transport required by those living in the Queenscliff region. ANSWER: I am…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Portland to Mount Gambier Transport Connections service that has recently been cut by the Baillieu government, what arrangements will now be made to provide the vital public transport required by those living in the Mount Gambier region. ANSWER: I…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Port Campbell to Warrnambool summer Transport Connections service that has recently been cut by the Baillieu government, what arrangements will now be made to provide the vital public transport required by those living in the Port Campbell region. ANSWER:…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Noorat to Warrnambool Transport Connections service that has recently been cut by the Baillieu government, what arrangements will now be made to provide the vital public transport required by those living in the Noorat region. ANSWER: I am informed…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Mortlake to Warrnambool school holiday Transport Connections service that has recently been cut by the Baillieu government, what arrangements will now be made to provide the vital public transport required by those living in the Mortlake region. ANSWER: I…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Mortlake to Terang Transport Connections service that has recently been cut by the Baillieu government, what arrangements will now be made to provide the vital public transport required by those living in the Mortlake and Terang regions. ANSWER: I…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for PublicTransport): In relation to the Moriac to Waurn Ponds and Torquay Transport Connections service that has recently been cut by the Baillieu government, what arrangements will now be made to provide the vital public transport required by those living in the Moriac, Waurn Ponds and…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Macarthur to Warrnambool Transport Connections service that has recently been cut by the Baillieu government, what arrangements will now be made to provide the vital public transport required by those living in the Macarthur region. ANSWER: I am informed…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Lavers Hill to Colac Summer Transport Connections service that has recently been cut by the Baillieu government, what arrangements will now be made to provide the vital public transport required by those living in the Lavers Hill community. ANSWER:…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Lavers Hill to Colac Friday Transport Connections service that has recently been cut by the Baillieu government, what arrangements will now be made to provide the vital public transport required by those living in the Lavers Hill community. ANSWER:…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Hawkesdale to Warrnambool school holiday Transport Connections service that has recently been cut by the Baillieu government, what arrangements will now be made to provide the vital public transport required by those living in the Hawkesdale community. ANSWER: I…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Bannockburn loop Transport Connections service that has recently been cut by the Baillieu government, what arrangements will now be made to provide the vital public transport required by those living in the Bannockburn community. ANSWER: I am informed that,…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Hamilton to Mount Gambier Transport Connections service that has recently been cut by the Baillieu government, what arrangements will now be made to provide the vital public transport required by those living in the Mount Gambier communities. ANSWER: I…
My adjournment matter this evening is directed to the Minister for Higher Education and Skills, and it deals with the government’s assault upon skills development across Victoria through this government’s dramatic funding cuts to industry advisory boards. The Labor government repeatedly acknowledged the value of these advisory arrangements, recognising that the industry training advisory boards…
Last Thursday in Warrnambool a rally organised by TAFE 4 All was held in front of the electorate office of the member for South-West Coast in the Legislative Assembly, Denis Napthine. Students, academics and teachers addressed the crowd, highlighting how their lives will be impacted upon by the cuts to their local TAFE. The following…
My adjournment matter this evening is directed to the Minister for Agriculture and Food Security, and it relates to the Baillieu government’s decision to close Department of Primary Industries (DPI) offices in Western Victoria Region. Over the past weeks and months my electorate office has been very busy dealing with emails, telephone calls and constituents…
Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — I will also make a contribution in relation to taking note of the 2012-13 budget papers. In preparation for my budget response today, I revisited my response to last year’s midyear financial report and the economic and social environment that the state was in at that time. It is true…
I also congratulate Portarlington Community Association and the combined local community groups that held the Biggest Afternoon Tea last Thursday, coordinated by Madge Pinge and Gemma Tobschall. They raised a massive amount of $11 000, and I thank them for their amazing contribution, which will go to the cancer centre in Geelong. The volunteers on…
I also congratulate the Geelong Manufacturing Council for holding a two-day conference last Tuesday and Wednesday on clean technology. It was a very well-attended conference and provided an enormous amount of practical information and contacts to a whole range of businesses in Geelong and the surrounding area.
Last month in Texas, Donna Campbell, a researcher at the Geelong Hospital, was given the international excellence in clinical research award for outstanding leadership. The award was in recognition of Ms Campbell’s work in setting up pharmaceutical research trials and, more recently, the work she has done with GP-based Alzheimer’s disease trials. This is an…
To ask the Minister for Police and Emergency Services: In relation to the current shortage of police officers in the Geelong and Surf Coast region — (1) What is the minister currently doing to directly address this significant shortage. (2) When will the minister explain to the Geelong community why the Baillieu government has failed…
My adjournment matter this evening is in relation to the Bannockburn K-12 school in the Golden Plains shire. The construction of the new early years to year 12 school in Bannockburn, along with the natural gas connection to the township, is the Golden Plains Shire’s highest priority project. It is widely known that the shire…
I rise to speak on the 2011 annual report of the Gordon TAFE in Geelong. Last year, 2011, was a very successful year for the Gordon. It was a year in which the Minister for Higher Education and Skills, Peter Hall, launched the new three-year strategic plan. That is outlined on pages 23, 24 and…
The Hamilton community, along with many other farming communities in regional Victoria, is absolutely disgusted with the Liberal-Nationals coalition government’s decision to cease funding for the National Centre for Farmer Health. The centre, which opened in 2008, was built to address the significant issues associated with farmer health and wellbeing and the safety of our…
Last Thursday the Geelong community told the Baillieu government in no uncertain terms that it will not get away with its systematic destruction of Victoria’s TAFEs. Over 1200 people attended the rally outside the Gordon Institute of TAFE, with many students and teachers addressing the crowd and communicating their anger at the government’s decision to…
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…
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…
My adjournment matter this evening is for the Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development and is in relation to early learning infrastructure in the shire of Melton, which is at the eastern end of the electorate of Western Victoria Region. I have been made aware of recent applications that the shire has made for…
My member statement is in relation to the first home builders bonus. A recent report was commissioned by the McKell Institute, and it found that two-thirds of Geelong residents under the age of 35 will never be able to achieve homeownership due to the costs of purchasing a home. Quoted in the Geelong Advertiser of…
Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — I rise to make a statement this afternoon on the midyear financial report for 2011-12. The statement was issued by the Treasurer, Kim Wells, last month, and I wish to make two key points with respect to the report. It is a fact that the government is not spending sufficient…
To ask the Minister for Housing (for the Minister for Community Services): In relation to the Home Wise appliance and infrastructure grant (formerly the capital grant scheme): (1) In the Surf Coast shire, what was the average value of grants made under the program in 2011. (2) In the Surf Coast shire, what was the…
To ask the Minister for Housing (for the Minister for Community Services): In relation to the Home Wise appliance and infrastructure grant (formerly the capital grant scheme): (1) In the city of Greater Geelong, what was the average value of grants made under the program in 2011. (2) In the city of Greater Geelong, what…
To ask the Minister for Housing (for the Minister for Community Services): In relation to the Home Wise appliance and infrastructure grant (formerly the capital grant scheme): (1) In the city of Ballarat, what was the average value of grants made under the program in 2011. (2) In the city of Ballarat, what was the…
My adjournment matter this evening is directed to the Premier. It deals with a very serious matter, and that is a matter I raised earlier today in relation to Toyota. Without repeating my members statement, I refer the Premier to the contents of my members statement so that he is acquainted with the background and…
Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — I rise to make a contribution to the debate on the Accident Compensation Amendment (Repayments and Dividends) Bill 2012 and from the outset reaffirm Labor’s opposition to this bill. When I first heard what the Victorian government was going to do — that is, take $471.5 million out of the…
I have, in one capacity or another, been associated with the vehicle industry in this state for some 25 years. It is an industry that prides itself on having world best practices and has some of the most sophisticated industrial agreements in this country. Voluntary redundancy instead of compulsory redundancy has been the norm in…
Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — My question is to the Minister for Health, David Davis. I ask: does the minister stand by his statement that the construction of a new public hospital at Waurn Ponds will have commenced by the end of this parliamentary term? Hon. D. M. DAVIS (Minister for Health) — I thank…
My adjournment matter this evening is directed to the Minister for Health, David Davis. It relates to Sea View House in Portland. As the minister would be aware, issues around the future of Sea View House have been the basis for community concern for at least the last 15 months or so. I have read…
I rise to pay tribute to Helen Davis, who passed away last week. Helen was a lifelong union and community activist. Helen’s working life in Victoria started at Mistral Fans, where she became a shop steward for over 300 people, serving them for more than eleven and a half years. Then in the early 1980s…
By leave, I move: That the resolution of the Council of 5 April 2011 requiring the Environment and Planning References Committee to inquire into, consider and report on environmental design and public health in Victoria within 12 months be amended so as to now require the committee to present its final report by 31 May…
Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — My adjournment matter this evening is directed to the Minister for Education and relates to recreational space at the Barwon Valley School in Geelong. A concerned parent of a young man attending his last year at the school recently wrote to the Geelong Advertiser expressing concerns about the lack of…
The Baillieu government’s decision to shut down Victoria’s only dedicated 24-hour mental health advice line is nothing short of a disgrace. At a time when governments should be supporting vulnerable members of our community, the Baillieu government has seen fit to abolish, without consultation, a very important support service for those Victorians suffering mental illness.…
After 15 months of complete and utter debacle by the Baillieu government on the new Torquay secondary school, the Torquay community’s question of when its new school will be ready remains unanswered. To say that the school community in Torquay is frustrated with the Baillieu government’s lack of communication and information would be a gross…
My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Public Transport, and it is in relation to the Marshall railway station, which is located south of Geelong. It is the last train station from Melbourne for services that do not continue through the south-west to Warrnambool via Colac. Each week 138 services stop at the Marshall…
Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — I too will make a statement on the government’s 2011 Victorian Families Statement, and I will begin by talking about what matters to families. I am going to concentrate my remarks on two paragraphs that are contained in section 1. The report describes how families are quite different from each…
I take this opportunity to congratulate our most recent Stawell Citizen of the Year, Jim Melbourne, who was awarded this great honour on Australia Day this year. Jim Melbourne is a long-time resident of Stawell with a particular passion for history. Under Jim’s guidance the Stawell Historical Society is now considered to be the best…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Gaming): On which dates between 2 December 2010 and 14 April 2011 did the minister visit any locality within the city of Ballarat, and on each occasion: (1) Who did the minister meet with. (2) Did the minister make any commitment of public funds; and…
To ask the Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Consumer Affairs): On which dates between 2 December 2010 and 14 April 2011 did the minister visit any locality within the city of Ballarat, and on each occasion: (1) Who did the minister meet with. (2) Did the minister make any commitment of public funds;…
My adjournment matter this evening is for the Minister for Ports, Dr Napthine, and it is in relation to the Geelong port. On 27 July 2011 the minister was in Geelong to officially launch a discussion paper released by the coalition government on the relocation of the roll-on, roll-off car trade from Melbourne to the…
I also take this opportunity to mention the significant number of women from Western Victoria Region who were recently inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women. I congratulate them as they join the ranks of other important women from the region such as Vida Goldstein, Henrietta Dugdale, Fanny Brownbill, Josie Black and Jill Smith.
On Sunday I had the pleasure of attending the 2012 Bellarine Agricultural Show. Unlike the past few years, the rain held off and a good time was had by all. Livestock and horse competitions were fiercely fought, only to be matched by the high quality of horticultural and cooking exhibits. Traditional handicrafts were displayed and…
It is a pleasure to rise this morning and speak on the Emergency Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2011, which amends several acts, including the Country Fire Authority Act 1958, the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958, the Victoria State Emergency Service Act 2005, the Emergency Management Act 1986, the Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority Act 2004, the…
On 17 February this year the Geelong Advertiser revealed that the Baillieu government has scrapped the money set aside by the previous Labor government to upgrade North Shore station, Geelong’s only interstate railway station, which services the Overland. North Shore station was one of three Victorian stations the previous Labor state government chose to redevelop…
My adjournment matter this evening is for the Minister for Regional and Rural Development. It is in relation to the extension of natural gas to Terang in western Victoria. Prior to the last state election the member for Polwarth in the Legislative Assembly, Mr Mulder, who is now the Minister for Public Transport, promised the…
Police in the Geelong region do a marvellous job, but they can do only so much. In 2011 just over half of all offences committed in Geelong and the Surf Coast were committed by young members of our community. More than 80 per cent of thefts from motor cars in Geelong were committed by young…
Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — I rise to make a contribution to the debate on the City of Greater Geelong Amendment Bill 2011, and I do so not only as a member who proudly represents Western Victoria Region but also as a ratepayer in the City of Greater Geelong. In the first instance I will…
Over the past 15 months the people of Victoria have come to know the Baillieu government as a government that is very idle, that is big on reviews but that holds little interest in actually getting things done. This might be understandable for the first six months when trying to get a new government in…
To ask the Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations (for the Minister responsible for the Establishment of an Anti-Corruption Commission): On which dates between 2 December 2010 and 14 April 2011 did the minister visit any locality within the city of Ballarat, and on each occasion: (1) Who did the minister meet with. (2) Did…
To ask the Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations (for the Minister for Crime Prevention): On which dates between 2 December 2010 and 14 April 2011 did the minister visit any locality within the city of Ballarat, and on each occasion: (1) Who did the minister meet with. (2) Did the minister make any commitment…
To ask the Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations (for the Minister for Corrections): On which dates between 2 December 2010 and 14 April 2011 did the minister visit any locality within the city of Ballarat, and on each occasion: (1) Who did the minister meet with. (2) Did the minister make any commitment of…
My adjournment matter is directed to the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, and it is in relation to the government’s promise to deliver extra police officers to the Geelong and Surf Coast region. I have raised this matter in a number of forums over recent months, but I feel compelled to raise it again…
This afternoon I raise the Baillieu government’s decision to increase the price of car registration and stamp duty for non-luxury cars from December 2011. When Australian manufacturers, and in particular those in the automotive industry, are facing difficult times this decision is indicative of a government that lacks the knowledge to support manufacturing in Victoria…
My adjournment matter this evening is for the Minister for Education, and it is in relation to the minister’s response to an adjournment matter I raised regarding the Torquay secondary school. As I have stated on a number of occasions in this place, in the lead-up to last year’s state election the coalition promised Torquay…
On another note, I also raise the issue of International Volunteer Day, which was held last Monday, and make comment about all the amazing volunteers who work so tirelessly in Western Victoria Region, and I would encourage them to also encourage young people in our electorate to take up the volunteering baton and build our…
I take this opportunity to congratulate the community of Terang and district on the official opening of the Terang Fitness and Wellbeing Centre on 4 November this year. The fitness centre has long been a dream of local residents and was made possible by a $230 000 Brumby Labor government funding arrangement, $250 000 from…
My adjournment matter this evening is also directed to the Minister for Public Transport, and it is in relation to public transport in Hamilton and the surrounding district. It has been brought to my attention that the Department of Transport has indicated to the Southern Grampians Shire Council that the Penshurst-Hamilton and the Hamilton-Mount Gambier…
Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — I rise to make a contribution on the Education and Training Reform Amendment (Skills) Bill 2011. In doing so I reiterate the position Ms Mikakos took earlier in this debate, which is that the opposition will not be opposing this bill. As previous speakers have also mentioned, this is a…
To ask the Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations (for the Attorney-General): On which dates between 2 December 2010 and 14 April 2011 did the Attorney-General visit any locality within the city of Ballarat, and on each occasion: (1) Who did the Attorney-General meet with. (2) Did the Attorney-General make any commitment of public funds;…
I rise to speak in support of the motion moved by Ms Pulford this morning. It is a timely reminder of an industrial matter that has been part of a community campaign for many years. It is a campaign for equity, and it is a campaign for justice. Equal pay has been talked about for…
I wish to raise comments that were made in a contribution in this house in the last sitting week. They were in relation to Alcoa being a large philanthropic organisation. It was stated that Alcoa was not in a position to donate to schools programs like the KIDS Foundation in Ballarat because of the costs…
To the Legislative Council of Victoria: The petition of certain citizens of the state of Victoria draws to the attention of the Legislative Council that funding for the Take a Break occasional child-care program, which is provided at more than 220 neighbourhood houses and community centres across Victoria, will cease after 31 December 2011. The…
To ask the Minister for Health (for the Minister for the Arts): On which dates between 2 December 2010 and 14 April 2011 did the minister visit any locality within the city of Ballarat, and on each occasion: (1) Who did the minister meet with. (2) Did the minister make any commitment of public funds;…
To ask the Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations (for the Minister for Police and Emergency Services): On which dates between 2 December 2010 and 14 April 2011 did the minister visit any locality within the city of Ballarat, and on each occasion: (1) Who did the minister meet with. (2) Did the minister make…
To ask the Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development: On which dates between 2 December 2010 and 14 April 2011 did the minister visit any locality within the city of Ballarat, and on each occasion: (1) Who did the minister meet with. (2) Did the minister make any commitment of public funds; and if…
To ask the Minister for Higher Education and Skills (for the Minister for Bushfire Response): On which dates between 2 December 2010 and 14 April 2011 did the minister visit any locality within the city of Ballarat, and on each occasion: (1) Who did the minister meet with. (2) Did the minister make any commitment…
To ask the Minister for Housing (for the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs): On which dates between 2 December 2010 and 14 April 2011 did the minister visit any locality within the city of Ballarat, and on each occasion: (1) Who did the minister meet with. (2) Did the minister make any commitment of public funds;…
Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — My adjournment matter in the early hours of this morning is directed to the Minister for Education. It is in relation to a new Torquay primary school. At present Torquay College has approximately 820 students enrolled in prep through to grade 6, making it, as I understand, the largest primary…
I also congratulate the East Geelong men’s shed group, which after a number of years has finally been able to get its shed organised. The shed was opened last month at the Grinter Reserve by Cr John Mitchell, the mayor of the Greater City of Geelong. Although it is still early days, the group is…
On 28 October I had the pleasure of opening the seventh annual Bellarine Art Show at St Leonards Yacht Club. It attracted over 250 entries and was hosted by the yacht club. I would like to thank John Royle, the commodore, Dot, Dennis, Lorraine, Arthur, Karen and all the other members who worked so hard…
To ask the Minister for Higher Education and Skills (for the Minister for Education): On which dates between 2 December 2010 and 14 April 2011 did the minister visit any locality within the city of Ballarat, and on each occasion: (1) Who did the minister meet with. (2) Did the minister make any commitment of…
My adjournment matter tonight is for the Minister for Public Transport, Terry Mulder. It is in relation to transport issues and access to training in Geelong, in particular for the Perdrisat family, who live on a property near Lethbridge. The issue concerns their 16-year-old son, Nicholas, who will hopefully be a Victorian certificate of applied…