My question is to the Minister for Water. Farmers in the south-west who have endured prolonged drought tell me they are frustrated by lengthy and complex planning and permit processes when trying to build on-farm dams. While controls around surface water are important, farmers need to be able to improve their drought resilience and capture…
My adjournment matter is directed to the Minister for Energy and Resources. The action I seek is for the minister to initiate a comprehensive review of Victoria’s mineral sands mining regulatory framework, including the environment effects statement process and mining activity oversight, to strengthen safeguards for productive farmland in the Wimmera and Southern Mallee, to…
It is a great honour to be the lead speaker on this very important and sensitive debate on voluntary assisted dying. I was the lead speaker also on the first iteration of this legislation when it came through the house. For me, that was an honour in that I was able to put both sides…
