A huge thank you to all the incredible individuals and organisations working tirelessly to fight the fires in the Grampians. From the CFA and CFA volunteers to Forest Management Victoria, […]
I was pleased to join Chris Kiroff, the CEO of WPRS, in celebrating our advocacy efforts that resulted in the reinstatement of funding for a local dermatology service that had […]
I’ve just done my 100th listening post for the year, in Dunkeld. Thanks to everyone who came along to share their all-important feedback. This is what makes my listening posts […]
The Eurambeen-Streatham Road Glenelg Highway intersection is a notoriously dangerous intersection in my electorate where accidents occur on a regular basis. There have sadly been four fatalities there in the […]
Getting vocational education right is critically important because it can change lives. This week in Parliament I acknowledged some of the local young people who have been recognised at the […]
Access to dermatology services in rural and regional areas is critically limited due to a shortage of dermatologists and clinics. This results in long wait times for appointments, challenges in […]
This week in Parliament I gave a shout out to those volunteers and professional emergency services who were fighting fires in my electorate over the weekend. Serious fires were burning […]
Regional Victorians deserve safe roads. While roads across Wannon and rural Victoria are left crumbling, the Albanese Labor Government has cut more than $80 million from south-west roads. At the […]
Congratulations to the team at Kyeema Support Services in Portland for hosting the 2024 Tri State Games which were an outstanding success. The games are a unique opportunity to involve […]
Recently, I visited the Eventide Lutheran Home in Hamilton. Around 50 residents gathered for morning tea and a Q&A. Seeing the residents come together with some of the staff and […]
When it comes to the Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account) Bill 2024, I have two areas of concern. First, it does nothing to address […]
Value adding in the dairy industry is becoming more sophisticated by the day. It was wonderful to visit ProviCo in Dennington recently and see what they’re doing, particularly when it […]
Vision Australia was in Parliament this month, aiming to raise awareness of the challenges of not having a standard national approach for the accreditation of assistance animals, an issue creating […]
The purpose of R U OK Day is to inspire people to meaningfully connect with those around them and start a conversation with anyone in their world who may be […]
Minister for Roads and Roads Safety, Melissa Horne, came to south west Victoria recently and did herself no credit by passing the buck on the Princes Highway. When the Coalition […]
I took a petition to the House of Representatives calling on the Victorian State Government to fund the resources to enable a second paramedic ambulance night shift in Hamilton, Victoria. […]
Farmers, people from the transport industry, the shearing industry, and supporters from communities right across Australia rallied in front of Parliament House. They sent a powerful message to the Albanese […]
I’m here in Port Fairy with Richard Conlan, the Chief Petitioner against the Port Fairy wind farm. We have repeatedly written to Chris Bowen, the Minister for Climate Change and […]
The farmers in my electorate are suffering from a severe lack of rainfall. I called on the new Agricultural Minister last week to talk to the Victorian State Government. They […]
Last night, I tabled a petition against the widescale plantation of blue gums in the Heytesbury Settlement in south west Victoria, in Parliament. The petition secured 1,378 signatures, a compelling […]
