NEWS
Adjournment - South Yarra Train Station
My adjournment is for the Minister for Public Transport, and the action I seek is a further stage of upgrades to South Yarra station. South Yarra station is the second-busiest station outside the CBD. It is right next to the Forest Hill growth area, where significant development is still taking...
Members Statement - Public Sector Wage Cap
I want to thank all those workers who joined in our calls for the government to stop keeping wages low and scrap their cap on public sector wage rises. I heard from a range of public sector workers – teachers, nurses, educational support workers – who shared their stories about...
Question Without Notice - Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain
My question is for the Minister for Trade and Investment, and it is in relation to the HESC brown-coal-to-hydrogen project. Minister, why on earth is the government continuing to support a project that would prolong the use of fossil fuels in Victoria and add to our state’s carbon emissions during...
Question Without Notice - Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain
Within this project, in order to deal with the massive amounts of carbon emissions that it would produce, the project is relying on carbon capture and storage. The reality is the maths is in on carbon capture and storage: it does not work. So why is the government continuing to...
Matter of Public Importance - Government Performance
I rise, and, look, I am a bit disappointed that the member for Ovens Valley has not stayed in the chamber, because I reckon you can get a good latte in the Ovens Valley – is it Bright, I think? Last time I was in Bright I reckon you could...
Members statement: Duck Hunting Season 2023
An overwhelming majority of Victorians want to see duck shooting outlawed. A member: Boo. That’s right – boo to duck shooting; I concur with the member below me. More than two-thirds of Victorians agree the duck shooting should be banned. It is a practice that has no place in Victoria....