Constituency Question – Mitiamo Pipeline 6 March 2019 Mr Walsh : My constituency question is to the Minister for Water and it is on behalf of the community of Mitiamo and district. That community wants the minister to submit the formal paperwork to the commonwealth for a commonwealth contribution to funding for the Mitiamo pipeline…
Mr Walsh : Very generous benefactors Geoff and Alex Kent in my electorate were prepared to donate $3 million to help achieve the vision of a wellness centre at the Echuca hospital particularly to treat cancer patients. They have had protracted discussions with the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services about this donation and project.…
Questions Without Notice – Vic Bushfires 5 March 2019 Mr Walsh : There was a 10-hour delay in accessing critical firefighting machinery from a particular harvest and haul contractor. Given the ongoing nature of these protests I ask the Premier: what steps are being taken by the government to ensure that critical firefighting equipment supplied…
Questions Without Notice – Timber Release Plan 2 21 February 2019 Mr Walsh : My question is to the Premier. Premier 2500 forestry jobs and a further 1400 jobs at Australian Paper in the Morwell area are at risk because your government has refused to sign the timber release plans that were supposed to be finalised…
Address in Reply – Governor’s Speech p2 21 February 2019 Mr Walsh : Last night when the house was adjourned I was well through my address-in-reply. I suppose the theme of what I was talking about was the issue that was raised in the Governor’s speech on behalf of the Andrews government and that was fairness…
Adjournment – Swan Hill Health Services 21 February 2019 Adjournment : My adjournment issue tonight is to the Minister for Health in the other place and it concerns the Swan Hill Needs a New Hospital campaign. I ask the minister to visit Swan Hill hospital so she can then be better informed to lobby harder…
Question Without Notice – Timber Release Plan 21st February 2019 Mr Walsh : Premier in addition to the 4000 direct jobs in the sector that I have talked about there are a further 24 000 jobs in the construction and manufacturing sector that rely on the supply of Victorian timber. Why won’t your government act more…
Governor’s Speech – Address in Reply 20 February 2019 Mr Walsh : I rise to make my contribution to the address-in-reply at the start of this particular term of Parliament. First of all I would like to thank the people of the Murray Plains electorate for re-electing me and giving me the privilege and the…
Members Statement – Drought Assistance 9 February 2019 Mr Walsh : I raise the plight of the dairy farmers in northern Victoria. Consumers take for granted the dairy products-the milk the cheese the yoghurt-they have in their supermarkets but every day dairy farming families have to live with the stress of trying to keep their…
Commemorations – 2009 Bushfires 6 February 2019 Mr Walsh : I rise to support the condolence motion moved by the Premier for the 2009 bushfires. As has already been said the 2009 bushfires are more than Black Saturday. There were fires before Black Saturday and obviously there were fires for a long time after Black…
