My constituency question is to the Minister for Health, and I ask: will the minister provide me with the chief health officer advice on which the Victorian Labor government bases its decision to maintain inequality between faith communities and hospitality venues? As of today, the maximum number of people permitted to attend a religious ceremony…
My adjournment matter is for the Treasurer. The action that I seek is that the Treasurer allocate funding in this year’s state budget for each item listed within the Sandringham district budget submission that I have directly sent to him. I wish to remind the Treasurer that for the benefit of school communities in that…
Mentone Life Saving Club on 22 October 1920 came into being. There was no clubhouse, no lifesaving equipment and no trained members. John Delves lent a boatshed to give a presence on the Mentone Beach, and Mr Dave Moreland was tasked with training 12 new members. One hundred years on, there are now more than 1100 members, making Mentone…
Catherine Kirby, a local Sandringham mother, educator and champion, is the deserving recipient of the 2020 Joan Kirner Award. The Parents Victoria award recognises the outstanding contributions made by parents to the life of their local school communities. Be it driving buses, assisting with school productions or simply getting things done around Sandringham College, Catherine…
My constituency question is for the Minister for Small Business in the other place, and on behalf of local businesses and residents I ask: when will the minister respond to the 16 unanswered letters which I have written to her on behalf of small business operators since 20 July this year? Now, in a desperate attempt to…
My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Fishing and Boating and I ask: can the minister confirm for my community when the Hampton Pier will be repaired to a standard that permits its reopening for community use? It was more than four months ago that the many moorers, recreational fishers and pedestrian patrons of…
Under the Andrews government’s current road map people of faith and places of worship are not being given fair and equitable treatment. Step 3 allows hospitality to open for 50 people outdoors and 20 people indoors while restricting places of worship to 10 people outdoors and individual households indoors. Just as I have stood by…
It is the responsibility of our elected government to govern for the peace, order and prosperity of every Victorian. But in its handling of the COVID crisis the Andrews Labor government has given us nothing but chaos, disorder and adversity. Worse than that, they have divided our state and instilled in its people hopelessness. Our…
I am pleased to have received the call today to address in substance the COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2020. I commend to those listening at home and those reading this speech at a point in the future the contributions of the Liberal leader, the member for Malvern; the member for Brighton;…
My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Transport Infrastructure. The action that I seek is for the minister to visit my electorate and meet with local residents, as soon as is practically permitted under public health directives, for the purpose of answering questions from residents about the proposed construction of the Suburban Rail Loop…