Author: taniamaxwell

My question, to the Minister for Youth, follows a 26 October media release announcing the establishment of a new $15 million program, called Living Learning. This program is targeted at young people who have become disengaged from school and are living with mental health conditions – supplying them with additional support to complete their schooling.

My question is to the Minister for Local Government, Minister Leane. The many problems associated with illicit tobacco retailing are rapidly becoming even more significant in Victoria, particularly for many law abiding small businesses.

The Queen Elizabeth Centre is highly respected for their delivery of early parenting support services. QEC is possibly best known for its ‘sleep school’ – the residential program that has proven a lifeline for thousands of families experiencing sleepless nights.

My matter is for the Attorney-General. It is about some practical problems associated with laws of attempted crime in Victoria. More specifically, it is about the ongoing difficulty for prosecutors in successfully proving the charge of attempted murder.

My question is to the Minister for Mental Health. As the Minister would know, Northern Victoria experiences some of the worst shortages in our State for mental health professionals and I would like to ask the Minister if financial incentives for the regional relocation of specialists in the mental health sector might also now be made available by the Government?

My matter, for the Minister for Child Protection, relates to child reunification issues. As everyone here will know, we debated a Bill a few weeks ago that included some very worthwhile changes – in a COVID-related context – to the normal two-year limits on the arrangements for re-unifying parents with children in out-of-home care.