State Parliament
Huge highway holes raised in parliament
Huge holes on the Princes Highway east of Colac are taking out cars and transport trucks alike, a regional MP has told the Victorian Parliament.
Patients stoush continues in Parliament
A political stoush between the Victorian Health Minister and the Member for Polwarth over the Colac Area Health fake patients fiasco continued in State Parliament this week.
Authority’s bill approved
New Great Ocean Road land management legislation has passed State Parliament with amendments to protect local communities from new fees and charges.
MPs divided over gay conversion ban laws
Western Victoria MPs Bev McArthur and Stuart Grimley voted against a bill that banned gay conversion therapy in Victoria, arguing that the legislation was too broad and could create a “legal minefield”.
MPs back in action after virus hiatus
Colac’s State MP Richard Riordan is due to return to parliament next month as the State Government cautiously lifts restrictions. The Victorian Parliament announced this week it would sit from June 2-4 and 16 to 18, after last sitting on April 23 to pass emergency legislation in response of the coronavirus pandemic. MPs would then […]
Push for government to fix council funding
Colac Otway Shire Council has told the State Government that council funding needs a shake-up to take financial pressures off councils.