Emma KEALY (Lowan) (16:32): I rise today to speak on the member for Brighton’s matter of public importance. Upon opening, I would like to take some of the rhetoric out of the debate that we have heard so far, because at the end of the day this is much more than political statements. It is…
My question is for the Minister for Mental Health, and I ask on behalf of my constituents: when will the mental health locals, promised back in 2021 and again in 2022, be open and available to support my local people in Horsham, Hamilton and Ararat? It was promised as part of the royal commission’s recommendations…
The Allan Labor Government’s drought announcement fails to deliver the immediate support farmers have been calling for and desperately need. While doubling drought resilience infrastructure grants and deferring the emergency services tax on agricultural land for a year may sound helpful, it does little to provide immediate support for farmers who are at breaking point.…
In my limited time before the break I would like to reflect upon what has been contributed to this Parliament and what was handed down by the Victorian Treasurer. Let us remember this is a Treasurer who stepped into the role saying she would stand up for regional Victoria because she is a regional Victorian.…
My adjournment matter is for the Premier, and the action I seek is for the Premier and the Labor government to immediately secure funding for the By Five Wimmera Southern Mallee Early Years Initiative. The By Five program is a very important program for supporting children in some of our most vulnerable communities across the…
Our farmers are on their knees – no rain, no food, no water, dwindling cash reserves and increasing debt to the banks – and the support they get from the city-centric government is next to nothing. In fact it is now a six-week wait for a rural financial counsellor for financial support and mental health…
Emma KEALY (Lowan) (12:50): (1134) My question is to the Premier. Will the Premier commit to scrapping the tax and making the commitment made on the steps of Parliament today by the Liberals and the Nationals? I was moved by the contribution by John Bennett of Kaniva, who has been absolutely smashed with the Little…
I tell you what this emergency services tax bill is; it is about filling a big budget black hole. It is about the Allan Labor government failing to manage money, and it is every single Victorian that will pay the price. It does not matter if you own a home, it does not matter if…
Emma KEALY (Lowan) (14:10): My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. South Australia has announced a $73 million drought support package, yet Victorian farmers neighbouring South Australia in the midst of the same low-rainfall conditions are only eligible for a $13.5 million drought support fund. Given the critical impacts of the drought on Victorian…
Emma KEALY (Lowan) (13:16): I rise today to urge the Allan Labor government to urgently reconsider its desperately unfair emergency services and volunteers tax and immediately scrap the tax. We have just had a thousand or more people standing on the steps of Parliament. They are farmers, they are CFA volunteers, they are people who…
