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 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…
I rise in the chamber today and I am grateful for the opportunity to do so, because the chamber in which we gather today is part of the Victorian Parliament. It is part of the very foundation—institutional foundation—of our democracy in this state and in this nation, and the bill that is before the chamber…
I raise a matter for the Minister for Education. The action I seek is that the minister or his department provide me with a briefing and an update, including a detailed time line, for the Sandringham Primary School rebuild. It was just under seven months ago that fire engulfed a significant part of some of…
Last Monday four local residents were recognised in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday honours list: Mr Colin Anderson, OAM, Mr Sarki Canella, OAM, Mr Graham Ludecke, OAM, and Dr Heather Simmons, OAM. I want to acknowledge two of these recipients. Col Anderson, supported by his wife, Sue, has served the Cheltenham sporting community for more than…
Mentone Girls Secondary College needs state government funding to develop a school master plan. They have been asking for this funding for several years now, and I have personally backed their funding request in that time. Every school day Mentone Girls Secondary College provides young women the opportunity to learn and to grow. There is…
