Yearly Archives: 2020

My question is to the Emergency Services Minister. Several years ago, Kinglake West was among a selected group of stations to have installed by EMV what they believed would be a dual fire and community alerting siren.

My matter is for the Minister for Industry Support and Recovery. I raise the matter following some recent emails that I have received from a tenderer for the supply of building products on a significant current project stating that the new youth justice facility being built at Cherry Creek, certain opportunities for participation have not been afforded to Victorian manufacturing and/or construction companies.

My question is to the Ambulance Services Minister, and follows an 18 November Herald Sun article. That article contained commentary from Ambulance Victoria insiders and the ambulance union about dangerous, life-threatening increases in ambulance response times and worsening shortages in the availability of suitable responders, with very specific reference to the Loddon Mallee region in my electorate.

My matter is for the Attorney-General. It follows the horrifying news of the death of Celeste Manno on 16 November. It has been widely reported that Ms Manno was killed in what was the evil culmination of a former co-worker’s long and sustained campaign of stalking of her.

My matter is for the Minister for Victim Support. It concerns an issue to which my attention has been drawn recently by a close contact of mine whose son is a victim of crime. This friend has told me that victims of crime must officially declare any amount of money that is received by them through interest on funds held for them in court.  In other words, this money is taxable under current law.

This constituency question was previously asked of the Attorney-General in April, but she has advised me this week that it should be re-directed to the Minister for Corrections. It follows numerous concerns raised with me by constituents in Beechworth about a recently-released sex offender.