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Victorian teachers and students will pay the price for Mr Baillieu’s inability to manage the state’s finances
Posted on 02. May, 2012 by admin.
Victorian schools and TAFEs will be hit hard by the Baillieu Government’s inability to manage the state’s finances, leaving teachers and students with ageing buildings and fewer options, while making it harder for Victorians to gain new skills to get a job. Shadow Education Minister James Merlino said the Baillieu Government’s second budget demonstrated that [...]
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Baillieu’s Budget To Take Victoria’s Economy Backwards
Posted on 02. May, 2012 by admin.
Victorian families hoping for the Baillieu Government to deliver a budget that would create jobs and provide much-needed support have been let down, Leader of the Opposition Daniel Andrews said today. “Ted Baillieu has delivered a horror budget for Victorian families who were hoping for a government that would protect jobs,” Mr Andrews said. “Instead [...]
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Victorian farmers have copped a $205m Baillieu-budget backhander
Posted on 02. May, 2012 by admin.
The Baillieu Government has cut a $205 million program to deliver farmers vital support and dressed it up as a boost, the Shadow spokesman for Rural and Regional Development said today. Mr Lenders said Victoria’s farming sector had been short-changed by the Baillieu Government’s decision to scrap the Future Farming Strategy, a program Labor introduced [...]
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BAILLIEU MUST ADDRESS QANTAS JOBS CRISIS IN BUDGET
Posted on 01. May, 2012 by admin.
Reports today that Qantas is set to axe over a thousand jobs in Victoria is further evidence that the Baillieu Government has ignored the jobs crisis facing the State, Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews said today. Mr Andrews said that the Baillieu Government had been asleep at the wheel for 18 months while Victoria had shed [...]
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FARMERS TO BE HIT HARD WITH BIG BAILLIEU PORT TAX
Posted on 01. May, 2012 by admin.
Victoria’s farmers will be among those hardest hit by the Baillieu Government’s new Port Licence Fee tax, Shadow Minister for Ports, Major Projects and Infrastructure Tim Pallas said today. Mr Pallas said the new Baillieu Government tax would raise more than $1 billion over the next decade, but Ports Minister Denis Napthine refused to ensure [...]
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Members Statements – Chinese Seniors Healthy Ageing Expo 2012 – Tuesday, 17 Apr 2012
Posted on 30. Apr, 2012 by admin.
Mr LIM (Clayton) — Yesterday I attended the Chinese Seniors Healthy Ageing Expo 2012 in Noble Park, organised by the Chinese Community Social Services Centre, which is based in Box Hill. The expo provided Chinese seniors and their carers with accurate and up‑to‑date information on health and aged‑care services. Fifteen organisations participated in the expo, which attracted more [...]
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HEALTH PROFESSIONS REGISTRATION (REPEAL) BILL 2012 – Tuesday, 17 Apr 2012
Posted on 30. Apr, 2012 by admin.
Mr LIM (Clayton) — I am pleased to speak on the Health Professions Registration (Repeal) Bill 2012. This bill completes the transfer of the registration of various health professions from a state‑based system to one national system. Over the last few years I have spoken on a number of bills about health registration, and I welcome the [...]
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BAILLIEU’S BUDGET MUST DELIVER FOR VICTORIAN FAMILIES
Posted on 30. Apr, 2012 by admin.
Victoria will continue to slide backwards unless the Baillieu Government’s 2012-13 State Budget funds better health and schools and delivers a jobs and investment plan to get the economy back on track, Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews said today. Mr Andrews said Victorians could not afford the same mistakes Mr Baillieu made last year. “The State [...]
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ANZAC Day Tribute – Lest we forget
Posted on 25. Apr, 2012 by admin.
ANZAC Day, originally a commemoration of the landing of Australian and New Zealand forces at Gallipoli on the 25th April 1915, has grown to become perhaps the most important national day in Australia. In addition to recognising the service and sacrifice of all Australians who have served in war or on peacekeeping operations ANZAC Day [...]
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BAILLIEU SNOOZES WHILE ECONOMIC CLOUDS DARKEN
Posted on 23. Apr, 2012 by admin.
Further evidence of the challenges confronting the Victorian economy emerged today with the release of a new report. The CommSec State of the States report is a quarterly analysis of eight key economic indicators, including economic growth, retail spending and unemployment. The key indicators are compared with decade averages and disaggregated by state. The report [...]
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BAILLIEU AVOIDS A FARE GO FOR PENSIONERS
Posted on 19. Apr, 2012 by admin.
Premier Ted Baillieu has failed older Victorians on their key election promise to cut the cost of living, Shadow Minister for Seniors and Ageing, Jenny Mikakos said today. Addressing a rally of pensioners alongside Shadow Minister for the Cost of Living Lily D’Ambrosio, Ms Mikakos said it was clear the welfare of older Victorians wasn’t [...]
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BAILLIEU MUST DELIVER ON EASTERN SCHOOLS PROMISES
Posted on 19. Apr, 2012 by admin.
Families in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs could be waiting for years before any work starts on their local primary and secondary schools if the Baillieu Government again fails to include local projects in next month’s State Budget, Shadow Education Minister James Merlino said today. Visiting the Mt Waverley Primary School today with Member for South Eastern [...]
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MORE JOB LOSSES UNDER BAILLIEU GOVERNMENT WATCH
Posted on 19. Apr, 2012 by admin.
The Baillieu Government must clarify whether Metro plans to lay off a further 700 jobs following the sacking of more than 100 rail workers Shadow Minister for Public Transport Fiona Richardson said today. Ms Richardson said Metro needed more not less workers to deliver extra services and improvements. “More than 50 Metro rail workers were [...]
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BAILLIEU BACKS SPIN DOCTORS OVER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Posted on 18. Apr, 2012 by admin.
The Baillieu Government has chosen to spend $300,000 a year on a spin doctor while slashing funding for important education programs in Victorian schools, Shadow Minister for Education James Merlino said today. In weekend metropolitan newspapers, the Government advertised for an Executive Director of Communications for the Victorian Department of Education. The salary package is [...]
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BAILLIEU’S INFRASTRUCTURE JOBS PROJECT IN LIMBO
Posted on 18. Apr, 2012 by admin.
The Baillieu Government’s failure to submit on time a funding request to Infrastructure Australia has delayed the creation of thousands of jobs by several years, Shadow Minister for Major Projects and Infrastructure Tim Pallas said today. An 18-kilometre road would link the Eastern Freeway with CityLink as well as the Western Ring Road creating thousands [...]
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PREMIER’S OFFICE SLAMMED ON FOI BY AUDITOR GENERAL
Posted on 18. Apr, 2012 by admin.
An Auditor General’s report has found that the release of information to Victorians under Freedom of Information (FOI) is being significantly delayed by the Premier’s Private Office and the Premier’s department. The report shows that a sample of FOIs sent to DPC had been stuck in the Premier’s Private Office for up to 68 days, [...]
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LABOR SUPPORTS CALL FOR DISABLED FUNDING ACTION
Posted on 17. Apr, 2012 by admin.
The State Labor Opposition today joined protesters at State Parliament to condemn the Baillieu Liberal National Government for slashing $112 million from programs designed to improve access to public transport for people living with a disability. Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews and Shadow Minister for Public Transport Fiona Richardson today joined people with disabilities on the [...]
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BAILLIEU DUMPS STREET-BY-STREET CRIME STATS PROMISE
Posted on 13. Apr, 2012 by admin.
A commitment to provide street-by-street crime statistics to Neighbourhood Watch groups has been dumped by the Baillieu Government, Shadow Minister for Crime Prevention Jill Hennessy said today. “Scrapping this commitment is another extraordinary backflip by the Baillieu Government,” Ms Hennessy said. “The Coalition told local Neighbourhood Watch Groups that it would provide them with street [...]
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BAILLIEU REMAINS IDLE AS UNEMPLOYMENT RISES
Posted on 12. Apr, 2012 by admin.
The Premier must start working to protect and create jobs with new figures showing Victoria’s unemployment rate has increased significantly, Leader of the Opposition Daniel Andrews said today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Force figures for March reveal that seasonally adjusted unemployment rates in Victoria have increased from 5.5 per cent in February to [...]
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ANZAC DAY 2012 – Commemorative Services
Posted on 11. Apr, 2012 by admin.
Join our local RSL as they continue their tradition of honouring those who have served our country. Clayton RSL Sub Branch:- Pre-ANZAC Day commemorative service Sunday 22nd April 12.00 noon sharp – Remembrance Gardens Clayton Road Clayton – Return to the RSL Carinish Road for a luncheon and refreshments Dawn Service Wednesday 25th April 5.50am for commencement at [...]
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LABOR TO DELIVER A PLAN TO KEEP VICTORIANS IN WORK
Posted on 11. Apr, 2012 by admin.
Victorian Labor has today announced the first stage of its plan to keep Victorians in work and is asking the community and business groups to have their say. With the Baillieu Government refusing to do the work needed to create jobs and grow the economy, Leader of the Opposition Daniel Andrews and Shadow Treasurer Tim [...]
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APV JOB LOSSES HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR BAILLIEU SUPPORT OF THE VICTORIAN MANUFACTURING SECTOR
Posted on 10. Apr, 2012 by admin.
Shadow Minister for Manufacturing, Adem Somyurek MP said the loss today of 126 jobs at Coburg car component maker APV Automotive Components was a tragedy for the workers and their families. “These workers have been stood down without pay after the company was placed in receivership. This news is a stark reminder that the Baillieu [...]
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COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS SHUNNED BY MICHAEL O’BRIEN
Posted on 05. Apr, 2012 by admin.
The Baillieu Government should immediately meet with the not-for-profit sector to hear their concerns about proposed changes to laws governing Victoria’s 37,000 incorporated associations, Shadow Minister for Consumer Protection Lily D’Ambrosio said today. The Associations Incorporation Reform Bill seeks to reform the laws governing incorporated associations, such as community groups, sporting clubs and not-for-profit organisations. [...]
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ADJOURNMENT – Buses: Clayton South–Huntingdale service – Thursday, 29 Mar 2012
Posted on 05. Apr, 2012 by admin.
Mr LIM (Clayton) — I raise a matter for the attention of the Minister for Public Transport. I request that the minister provide funding for a new bus route linking the Clayton South and Clarinda communities with Huntingdale and beyond in each direction. The minister will be aware that a series of bus reviews were conducted by [...]
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ACCIDENT COMPENSATION AMENDMENT (REPAYMENTS AND DIVIDENDS) BILL 2012 – Thursday, 29 Mar 2012
Posted on 05. Apr, 2012 by admin.
Mr LIM (Clayton) — I rise to speak on the Accident Compensation Amendment (Repayments and Dividends) Bill 2012. I have been listening to the contributions to the debate from both sides but particularly from the government side of the house, and I have been here long enough to notice the difference. It is quite evident from the [...]
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DISABILITY AMENDMENT BILL 2012 – Tuesday, 27 Mar 2012
Posted on 05. Apr, 2012 by admin.
Mr LIM (Clayton) — I rise to speak on the Disability Amendment Bill 2012. This bill makes mainly administrative amendments to the Disability Act 2006. That act was a landmark piece of legislation initiated by the previous Labor government. As well as replacing the Disability Services Act 1991 the disability act repealed the Intellectually Disabled Persons’ Services Act 1986. [...]
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LUCKY LOVELL CAN’T HIDE HOUSING DATA AT EASTER
Posted on 04. Apr, 2012 by admin.
he Housing Minister, Wendy Lovell, should release overdue Victorian Public Housing Waiting list data immediately, rather than trying to sneak it out tomorrow afternoon, Shadow Minister for Housing Richard Wynne said today. The data, which details how many people are waiting for public housing during January to March 2012, has been sitting in Ms Lovell’s [...]
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WHERE’S THE PROMISED HEALTH DATA, MR BAILLIEU?
Posted on 04. Apr, 2012 by admin.
The Baillieu Government has again failed to release hospital performance data on time as promised, the Shadow Minister for Health, Gavin Jennings, said today. Mr Jennings said the Baillieu Government promised to release Victorian Health Services Performance Reports every quarter but had released no data since Christmas. “Health Minister David Davis has broken his promise [...]
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BAILLIEU MUST COMMIT TO FIRST HOME BUYERS BONUS
Posted on 04. Apr, 2012 by admin.
First home buyers will find it harder to break into the property market if the Baillieu Government decides to dump the popular First Home Bonus, Leader of the Opposition Daniel Andrews said today. Currently, under the First Home Bonus, eligible first homebuyers can receive $7000 when buying a new home valued up to $750,000. First [...]
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BAILLIEU LIMITS DISABLED ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Posted on 03. Apr, 2012 by admin.
The Baillieu Government must reinstate disability funding to upgrade public transport infrastructure that it slashed by over 84% in last year’s State Budget, State Member for Clayton Mr Hong Lim said. Mr Lim said that public transport users living with a disability were shocked to learn that in last year’s budget the Liberal Government slashed [...]
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BAILLIEU’S CUTS SHUT OUT INDUSTRY ADVICE ON SKILLS
Posted on 03. Apr, 2012 by admin.
The Baillieu Government’s decision to cut support for Industry Training Advisory Boards (ITABs) shows it has no commitment to providing Victorians the skills they need to get a job, Shadow Higher Education and Skills Minister Steve Herbert said today. The 16 ITABs are industry bodies that have expertise in training needs and provide advice to [...]
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BAILLIEU’S WORKCOVER RAID TO HURT VICTORIAN BUSINESS
Posted on 29. Mar, 2012 by admin.
The State Labor Opposition is opposing a plan by the Baillieu Government to raid almost $500 million from businesses and workers, Leader of the Opposition Daniel Andrews said today during a rally at Parliament House. The Government is pushing ahead with its Accident Compensation Amendment (Repayments and Dividends) Bill 2012 that will allow the Coalition [...]
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GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO RULE OUT PRIVATISING V/LINE IN FIRE SALE
Posted on 29. Mar, 2012 by admin.
The Baillieu Government has failed to rule out selling off regional Victoria’s V/Line train service in a fire sale, Leader of the Opposition Daniel Andrews said today. In parliament this week, the State Labor Opposition asked Transport Minister Terry Mulder to categorically rule out the privatisation of V/Line after Premier Ted Baillieu indicated the [...]
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BAILLIEU MUST RULE OUT PUBLIC HOUSING FIRE SALE
Posted on 29. Mar, 2012 by admin.
The Baillieu Government must rule out raising rents, selling stock or cutting funding from Victoria’s public housing following the release of the Auditor-General’s report into public housing, Shadow Housing Minister Richard Wynne said today. Mr Wynne said since coming to office, Mr Baillieu had failed to invest in new public housing. “Mr Baillieu has never [...]
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BAILLIEU MUST SHOW RESPECT FOR MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS
Posted on 29. Mar, 2012 by admin.
The Baillieu Government must avoid a repeat of the nurses’ industrial relations debacle and start negotiating with Victorian mental health workers in good faith, the Shadow Minister for Mental Health, Gavin Jennings, said today. Mr Jennings said the Premier had learned nothing from his bungled management of the nurse’s dispute and was adopting the same [...]
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NEW SURVEY SHOWS VCAL CUTS HURTING STUDENTS
Posted on 28. Mar, 2012 by admin.
The Baillieu Government’s $50 million cut to Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) is having a significant impact school budgets, a new survey has revealed. Shadow Education Minister James Merlino said a State Opposition survey of schools has shown the cut to VCAL was impacting on schools’ ability to offer a range of programs. “Principals, [...]
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INVESTMENT UNDER THREAT AS BAILLIEU SCRAPS TARGET
Posted on 27. Mar, 2012 by admin.
The Baillieu Government has walked away from millions of dollars of investment and thousands of potential jobs by dumping Victoria’s greenhouse gas emissions target, Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change Lisa Neville said today. In Opposition, Ted Baillieu supported the Climate Change Act 2010, introduced by Labor, designed to increase investment in renewable energy [...]
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DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AMENDMENT (SUPPLY BY MIDWIVES) BILL 2012 – Thursday, 15 Mar 2012
Posted on 26. Mar, 2012 by admin.
Mr LIM (Clayton) — Much has been said in this chamber about the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Supply by Midwives) Bill 2012, and I would like to bring the debate to the human level of my personal experience and as having two sisters in this category of the medical profession. They are both midwives who [...]
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MEMBERS STATEMENTS – Clayton electorate: landfill sites – Tuesday, 13 Mar 2012
Posted on 26. Mar, 2012 by admin.
Mr LIM (Clayton) — I rise to speak on the continuing offensive odours emanating from landfill sites in Clayton South and Clarinda. In June last year I raised this matter in the chamber as a members statement to alert the house to this issue and as an adjournment matter for the Minister for Environment and Climate Change, [...]
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Mr Baillieu is taking the Clayton electorate backwards
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HEALTH PROFESSIONS REGISTRATION (REPEAL) BILL 2012 – Tuesday, 17 Apr 2012
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ANZAC Day Tribute – Lest we forget
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ANZAC DAY 2012 – Commemorative Services
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BAILLIEU LIMITS DISABLED ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT
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LOCAL BUSINESSES AT RISK OF FURTHER JOB CUTS
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Lunar New Year Greeting
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Festive seasons greetings to all
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NOMINATE OUTSTANDING WOMEN FOR HONOUR ROLL
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ONE YEAR ON AND BAILLIEU FAILS THE CLAYTON ELECTORATE
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MORE REGIONAL JOBS AT RISK AS MENTAL HEALTH FUNDS CUT
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BAILLIEU-RYAN IDLE AS 16,400 REGIONAL JOBS ARE LOST
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REGIONAL TAFE CAMPUSES FACING CLOSURE
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FAMILIES HIT BY JOB LOSSES AT MURRAY GOULBURN
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BAILLIEU CLOSES DPI OFFICES IN REGIONAL VICTORIA
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VICTORIANS MAY BE WORSE OFF UNDER NEW FIRE PROPERTY TAX
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Victorian farmers have copped a $205m Baillieu-budget backhander
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BAILLIEU MUST COMMIT TO FIRST HOME BUYERS BONUS
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GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO RULE OUT PRIVATISING V/LINE IN FIRE SALE
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BAILLIEU WALKS AWAY FROM CLEANER ENERGY AND JOBS
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LAZY BAILLIEU COSTS QANTAS JOBS
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HOLMESGLEN STRUGGLES AS SECTOR REELS FROM CUTS
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BAILLIEU LOSES MAJOR ATHLETICS SPORTING EVENTS
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Suburban Commuters Wait Longer For Promised PSOs
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LOCAL SPORTING CLUBS TO MISS OUT ON FUNDING
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LIBERAL GOVERNMENT’S $268,000 DUNNIES
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LISTEN TO THE TAFE SECTOR, MR BAILLIEU
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BAILLIEU REDUCES ROAD INCIDENT RESPONSE UNITS
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BAILLIEU’S BUDGET SENDING SENIORS BACKWARDS
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BAILLIEU CUTS WHOOPING COUGH VACCINE FOR PARENTS
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BAILLIEU ABANDONS ENVIRONMENT ONE YEAR ON
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BAILLIEU AXES STANDARD SOLAR SCHEME BY STEALTH
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BAILLIEU’S SOLAR SCHEME SPARKS SAFETY FEARS
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BAILLIEU’S ANTI-WIND FARM LAWS THREATEN PORT FAIRY JOBS
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BAILLIEU’S ANTI-WIND FARM LAWS KILLS OFF JOBS
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BAILLIEU ABANDONS SOLAR COSTING JOBS AND INVESTMENT
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REGIONAL JOBS ON HOLD AS BAILLIEU DITHERS ON SOLAR
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BAILLIEU’S SECRET PLAN TO CHOP UP GREEN WEDGES EXPOSED
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BAILLIEU’S WIND FARM POLICY TO COST RATEPAYERS
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BAILLIEU BACKS BROWN COAL OVER GREEN JOBS