22nd June 2016 – Second Reading Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – I rise to make a contribution on the National Parks and Victorian Environmental Assessment Council Acts Amendment Bill 2016. It is interesting to follow the member for Ivanhoe the member for No Police Station in Heidelberg West. I correct the record that there were additions to…
Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – I rise to support the matter of public importance submitted by the member for Bulleen the Leader of the Opposition here in Victoria. It is interesting to be lectured to by the minister the Deputy Premier the person who thought protective services officers (PSOs) were plastic police. He had absolutely no respect…
Tuesday 21 June 2016 Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford has refused to answer how her State Government will further support Victoria’s dairy farmers despite her complaints that the Federal Government’s $579 million assistance package is not enough. Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce announced a $555 million concessional loans scheme last month after Murray Goulburn and…
Monday 20 June 2016 Dear Editor Daniel Andrews claimed on Monday the role of the CFA is “sacrosanct” but his bullying actions are set to destroy the organisation. If Daniel Andrews actually believed his own words he would have stepped in to protect volunteers instead of selling them out to repay his union debts. The…
9th June 2016 – Second Reading Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – I rise to make a contribution to debate on the Rural Assistance Schemes Bill 2016. I am not going to be lectured by the member for Yan Yean about anything to do with country Victoria. The member for Yan Yean is the one who has abandoned…
Friday 3 June 2016 The Andrews Government green-lighting a takeover of the CFA by the United Firefighters Union is a complete betrayal of the brave volunteers that protect the Murray Plains electorate. A UFU takeover of the CFA would prevent volunteers from fighting fires without professional firefighters in attendance and lead to tens of thousands…
Wednesday 1 June 2016 Daniel Andrews’ decision to back demands from the United Firefighters Union (UFU) puts in jeopardy Australia’s largest volunteer organisation Victorian Nationals leader Peter Walsh said. The Premier’s support of the UFU’s bid to take over the Country Fire Authority (CFA) confirms Daniel Andrews puts the demands of his union mates before…
Monday 30 May 2016 A long-term strategy for regional public transport released by the Andrews Labor Government today fails to relieve the misery of regional Victorians still trying to navigate a disruptive and unreliable transport network. “Rehashed funding promises and undefined long-term strategies will not fix the crisis facing V/Line services “ Leader of The…
Friday 27 May 2016 Dear Editor Water is the lifeblood of Victoria’s regional communities and is critical to our world-class agriculture sector. But the reshuffle of Labor’s Cabinet on Monday which put water and police under one minister suggests city-centric Daniel Andrews totally fails to grasp its importance. To my mind the police portfolio is…
Second reading Debate resumed from 25 May; motion of Ms ALLAN (Minister for Public Transport). Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – When the debate was interrupted for the adjournment last night I was concluding my comments about the traceability of sheep in Australia the need to improve the systems around that and the fact that we do have an electronic…
