My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Energy and Resources, and the action I seek is for the minister to join me to meet with communities who are very concerned about the impact of the south-west renewable energy zone and the western renewable energy zone. These are communities that in many instances you could…
I rise today to speak on the Appropriation (2026–2027) Bill 2026 or the Victorian budget, and if you listened to the contributions by Labor members today, then you would think that all Victorians are satisfied and very happy with what is allocated within the pages of the budget. If you had a look at any…
My constituency question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and the information I seek is: when will the Western Highway be duplicated to Stawell and through to the South Australian border? This is a project which began back in 2013. Originally it was expected that the highway would be duplicated right through…
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. A survey by Ausveg found that 28 per cent of vegetable producers have halted or reduced planting due to fuel and fertiliser supply issues. Will the minister guarantee farmers will have access to fuel for the full season, from planting or sowing right through to harvest, to…
My question is to the Minister for Health. Many residents in my electorate of Lowan must travel hundreds of kilometres to Melbourne, Ballarat or Geelong to access essential health care. With little access to public transport, they have no choice but to drive. The Victorian patient transport assistance scheme has failed to keep up with…
Across regional Victoria, families, businesses and farmers are being pushed to the brink. They work hard, they pay their taxes and they keep the state running, yet they are the first to be hit and the last to be helped by a city-centric Labor government. Fuel shortages are no longer a risk, they are a…
My question is to the Premier. In one large region of my electorate where there should be 12 officers, there will be just seven police over the coming weeks due to staff vacancies. As is the case in most areas of Victoria, due to the fuel crisis farmers in this region are reporting a rise…
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. Aaron from the Wimmera contacted me this morning to say, just weeks away from seeding, he only has enough diesel to put in a quarter of his crop. No fuel means no food. What action has the minister taken to ensure farmers can access the diesel they…
I rise today to speak on the Safe Food Victoria Bill 2026. In opening, given the incredible impacts of fuel shortages across the state, I would like to acknowledge our amazing farmers, our growers across the state, who are tackling some difficult conditions at this point in time. It is not about the cost of…
My adjournment matter is to the Premier, and the action I seek is for the Premier to urgently work with the federal government to release fuel held under the minimum stockholding obligation into the spot market, with a priority on supporting independent distributors in regional Victoria. This afternoon most of my National Party colleagues have…
