Questions Without Notice: Construction industry
My question is to the Minister for Women. Minister, how do jobs reserved for state-sponsored strippers on Big Build sites show respect to women? Mary-Anne THOMAS (Macedon ā Leader of…
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Submissions open for bushfire preparedness inquiry
The Nationals have secured a Parliamentary inquiry to give communities across the state a chance to share their concerns and experiences with Victoriaās bushfire preparedness, planning and response. The inquiry…
Letter to the editor – On-farm water supply
Farmers across south-west Victoria are feeling the strain as the summer heat continues on the back of extended dry periods. Many are looking to strengthen their on-farm water supply, but…
Bill Debate – Health Safeguards for People Born with Variations in Sex Characteristics Bill 2025
I rise today to speak on the Health Safeguards for People Born with Variations in Sex Characteristics Bill 2025. I would firstly like to acknowledge the community who have contributed…
Bill Debate – Justice Legislation Further Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill 2025
I rise today to speak on the Justice Legislation Further Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill 2025. This is an omnibus bill which has been reflected upon by previous speakers, and I am…
Committee Report – Public Accounts and Estimates Committee 2024ā25 budget estimates
I would like to speak to the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee 2024ā25 budget estimates report from October 2024, and I would like to specifically highlight today matters regarding the…
Motions – Bushfires
Late last year I attended the 150-year celebration of Horsham fire brigade. Horsham town hall was filled with volunteer firefighters and emergency services workers, acknowledging the many disasters that they…
Casterton families sidelined as Labor cuts school bus runs
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, is calling on the Allan Labor Government to reconsider planned changes to the Casterton school bus network after a review widely failed to…
Land tax rules punish children caring for disabled parents
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, is calling on the Allan Labor Government to fix a gap in Victoriaās land tax laws that unfairly penalises adult children who provide…
Kealy pushes for Overland upgrades
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, has implored the Allan Labor Government to fund long-overdue upgrades to the Overland train service, with the growing service still operating without basic…
Quantong, Vectis and Arapiles communities finally eligible for bushfire support
Residents cruelly cut off from receiving a Disaster Relief Payment after their properties were impacted by the Grass Flat fire have finally been recognised. More than a week after the…
Boarded-up public housing must be repaired and made available for fire-affected communities
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, has called on the Allan Labor Government to urgently repair currently closed public housing to provide emergency housing for those who have lost…
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