Newsletter
My digital newsletter’s published the week after Parliament sits and every fortnight at other times.
Edition # 54: Nov 22, 2022
Greening Charlton’s childcare desert. Young achiever strengthens court practice. Keeping border women and children safe. Butting out illicit tobacco. ‘Scobie reforms’ to make retirement villages safer. Firefighters deserve fairness and safety. New home for war service honour boards. Remembrance Day 2022. One reluctant subject at Pangerang Community Hub. Nurse-on-call.
Edition # 53: Oct 21, 2022
My running mate John Herron , violent crime and ‘the tragedy we need to really address’. The compelling case for #court15 – a specialist family violence court and legal aid services in the North East – and why these matter: the views of Rural City of Wangaratta mayor Dean Rees, Wodonga City Council deputy mayor Graeme Simpfendorfer, and Indigo Shire Council‘s Sophie Price. Long overdue care leaver redress – at last. Terry Floyd Foundation fundraiser. Elmore field days turnout. Campaspe Murray Business Awards.
Edition # 52: Sep 30, 2022
Edition # 51: Sep 09, 2022
Death of Her Majesty The Queen. Join my female firefighter fairness campaign. Goorambat Veterans’ Retreat does vital work. Hepburn communities deserve vital hospital upgrade. Bendigo brings care to pressing issues. Bills in Parliament. Nurse-on-call contact points.
Edition # 50: Aug 26, 2022
No body, no release. Monitor can help keep children safe. North East needs family violence court and legal aid office. In Indigo, make every minute count. How long must care leavers wait, Attorney? Seymour wellbeing hub a priority. ‘The Lost Petition’ an alarming memorial. Bills in Parliament Aug 16-19. Hepburn’s new citizens. Nurse-on-call contact points.
Edition # 49: Jul 29, 2022
Victoria must pay its fair share. Protecting women firefighters who help protect our communities. Child and family advocates tour our north. Moira business celebrates achievements. Brilliant Buloke – small towns big difference grants. Euroa, Seymour, Whittlesea and Broadford visit. Bills in Parliament Aug 2-4. Nurse-on-call contact points.
Edition # 48: Jul 1, 2022
Mental impairment reform goes to Premier. Child sex abuse victims battle for recognition. Forty-seven years later for Terry Floyd. Government cuts drug abuse help in ‘ice nation’. Is this job for you? Bills in Parliament June 21-23. Nurse-on-call contact points.
Edition # 47: Jun 17, 2022
Mental impairment leaves victims traumatised. Community paramedics boost home care. Making Parliament a safer workplace. Putting Murray Basin Rail on track. Bills in Parliament – Jun 21. Nurse-on-call contact points.
Edition # 46: Jun 3, 2022
Victims’ expectations yet to be met. Options available to fix triple zero emergency call system. Fair and equal firefighter compensation. Batting for Hanging Rock oval talks. Strathbogie wants reliable energy. Spell out on-the-beat budget benefits. Healing music yields 33,000 notes. Bills in Parliament – May 26. Nurse-on-call contact points.
Edition # 45: May 20, 2022
Better Border Health – taking hospital call to Parliament again. Care leavers deserve redress. Ambulance performance – almost two minutes more than a year ago. Budget boosts community safety, security. Accused hit-and-run drivers lose keys. Pitching an oar-some Games addition. Bills in Parliament – May 12. Road safety a key priority. Nurse-on-call contact points.
Edition # 44: Apr 14, 2022
Stalking is a crime – reforms vital for our communities. Stalker screening trial underway. Sexual assault victims remembered in railway bill debate. It’s just not cricket – Hanging Rock oval. Helping people experiencing family violence. Bills in Parliament – Apr 5-7. Chiltern CFA wants safer, efficient station. Empowering women. Nurse-on-call contact points.
Edition # 43: Apr 2, 2022
Working towards a fairer, kinder, safer justice system. Workplace safety: Parliament out of step with community. Options at work can speed emergency response. Six years on, victim safeguards to become law. Local work in Parliament. Bills in Parliament – Mar 22-24. Dance for Daniel. Building boys in the bush. Shepparton works on safer community strategy. Seymour expo celebrates farming and community. Nurse-on-call contact points.
Edition # 42: Mar 18, 2022
Party changes victim protection law. Unanimous support to change victim help. What others said. Continuing cry for mental help. Local work in Parliament. Next week in Parliament: Mar 24-26. The Mallee’s artful heart – and a rev-up! Nurse-on-call contact points.
Edition # 41: Mar 4, 2022
Stronger law protects family violence victims. Standing for justice. Actions should follow national plan to end violence. Road safety funding approved. Next week in Parliament (Mar 8-10, 2022). Working for a better ambulance service. Shelter costs dog Campaspe ratepayers. Nurse-on-call contact points.
Edition # 40: Feb 18, 2022
Victim rights amendments become law. Government should explain ambulance roster delay. Pushing for seamless cross-border bushfire communications. Mildura, Bright, Wodonga and Wangaratta projects top $77m budget submission. Last week in Parliament (Feb 8-10). Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party backs COVID-19 impact inquiry. Nurse-on-call contact points.
Edition # 39: Dec 10, 2021
Equalling the opportunity for scrutiny. Damning cross-border permit system report. The power of experience – coercive control. Collaborating on career steps in Wodonga and Wangaratta. Steaming ahead in Echuca and Moama. Calling out gender-based violence.
Edition # 38: Nov 26, 2021
Coercive control – breaking the invisible chain. Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party moves to cement victim rights. Time to back the track. Bills in Parliament. Winging on ‘Memory Lane’. Autism fundraiser – Mansfield’s champion cause. Nurse-on-call contact.
Edition # 37: Nov 5, 2021
We oppose Labor’s pandemic management bill. Older people assault demands swift response. Women firefighters deserve compensation equality. Illicit tobacco review now underway in Victoria. Wangaratta digital hub steps up to vax verification demand. Mildura needs a drug court. Bills in Parliament. Remembrance Day 2021.
Edition # 36: Oct 22, 2021
In our communities – Alpine Health steps towards redevelopment goal. Give Northern Victoria tourism a head start. My work in Parliament – Seymour petitions for on-call ambulance comeback. Family violence offences jump 18 per cent. Regional media deserves recovery support. New native timber laws make little sense.
Edition # 35: Sep 23, 2021
Moving beyond ‘lockdown lite’: places without cases deserve responsibility rewards. Resourcing regional paramedic demand. Testing more drug-drivers will save more lives. Making sure parole extends beyond our border. Trauma trading could transform learning.
Edition # 34: Aug 13, 2021
Traffic light system points way out of lockdown. Revamping ambulance ramping. Case back-log a big cost to justice. Passport cancellations disrupt paedophile traffic. Look to local initiatives on homelessness.
Edition # 33: Jul 1, 2021
Witnesses present in Wangaratta at criminal justice inquiry. Places without cases still wear lockdown pain. Stalking inquiry open for submissions. Sex offenders in schools must be monitored. Hit-and-run driving laws need hard fix.
Edition # 32: Jun 17, 2021
Places without cases need a green light. Gyms, event organisers out in the cold. Rural transport projects overlooked in money bills. Criminal justice inquiry submissions extended to September 1. Awards recognise Northern Victorians’ service.
Edition # 31: Jun 3, 2021
Make sure criminal justice inquiry hears your voice. Government must nail bushfire housing fix. State can do more to close digital black spots. Time to extend rural patient travel help. Elmore and Rochester Yalukang digs new ground.
Edition # 29: Mar 23, 2021
Edition # 28: Mar 11, 2021
Edition # 27: Feb 22, 2021
Edition # 26: Feb 10, 2021
Edition # 25: Dec 17 2020
Edition # 24: Dec 1, 2020
