3 May 2016 Second reading Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – I rise to make a contribution on the Appropriation (2016–2017) Bill 2016. The way I would couch this budget is as the budget of broken promises. The Premier was on the record unequivocally saying there would be no new taxes and no new tax increases under his…
14 April 2016 Murray Plains electorate camp site rubbish removal Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – The matter I raise is for the Minister for Environment Climate Change and Water. The action that I seek from the minister is that she provide funding to Parks Victoria to place large dumpster bins at the exits to the Parks Victoria…
13 April 2016 Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – My question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. The only thing standing between congestion in Echuca and a solution on the Murray River is the state government finally submitting a business case to the federal government for the Echuca -Moama bridge. I ask: When…
13 April 2016 ROYAL COMMISSION INTO FAMILY VIOLENCE – REPORT Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – I rise to join the Premier the Leader of the Opposition and particularly the Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence in responding to the motion to take note of the Royal Commission into Family Violence report before the house today. I…
10 March 2016 Council’s amendments Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – I rise to make my contribution on the Delivering Victorian Infrastructure (Port of Melbourne Lease Transaction) Bill 2015. I suppose it is important in starting this contribution to actually articulate what we are talking about here. We are talking about the port of Melbourne which handles nearly…
9 March 2016 Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – The nub of this issue is that the Andrews government is exploiting the vulnerability of country communities as an excuse to turn on the desalination plant. As many people would know – and for those on the other side of the house who do not know – there is a critical…
8 March 2016 Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – The matter I raise is for the Minister for Training and Skills in the other place. It concerns SuniTAFE in Swan Hill and particularly the diploma of nursing course which is supposedly being delivered at the Swan Hill campus. The minister will be attending the SuniTAFE Swan Hill campus…
11 February 2016 Constituency Question Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – (Question 6754) My constituency question is to the Minister for Education on behalf of the school communities of Echuca South Echuca West and the Echuca Specialist School. These three schools are going to be co-located on a new greenfield site and previously met with the minister to brief…
10 February 2016 Minister for Public Transport Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – I rise to support the request of the upper house that the Minister for Public Transport attend upper house committee hearings around her failings as Minister for Public Transport. As has already been very well laid out by the manager of opposition business this is…
8 December 2015 Debate resumed from 11 November; motion of Mr EREN (Minister for Sport). Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – It is a pleasure to rise to speak on the Kardinia Park Stadium Bill 2015. The bill establishes the Kardinia Park Stadium Trust which is tasked with increasing the number and quality of events that are held at…
