Tips to submit to the Victorian Inquiry into Food Security
The cost of food is out of control, but the government has no plan to regulate the supermarkets, introduce price controls and stop supermarket price gouging. Making a submission to the inquiry is a powerful way to tell the Government how the cost of food is affecting you, and to push them to do more […]
North East Link and Ecosystems
Synthetic turf a danger to our waterways
HYDROMORPHONE TRIAL A SMOKESCREEN TO DISTRACT FROM LABOR’S OUTRAGEOUS DECISION TO AXE SECOND INJECTING ROOM
2024-04-26 The Victorian Greens have called Labor’s recently announced hydromorphone trial a dangerous smokescreen, distracting from their decision to reject expert health advice and axe a second safe injecting room. Earlier this week Labor announced it wouldn’t establish a second safe injecting room in the CBD despite this being the key recommendation in Ken Lay’s […]
SAFE INJECTING ROOM DECISION A ‘SPINELESS CAPTAIN’S CALL’ THAT WILL COST LIVES
2024-04-23 The Victorian Greens have called Labor’s decision to reject a second medically supervised injecting room (MSIR) in the CBD a ‘spineless captain’s call’ that will cost countless lives. The Greens say it will leave people who are struggling with heroin addiction to die on the streets of Melbourne, and the local community and families […]
LABOR MUST HEED REPORT ADVICE AND ESTABLISH SECOND SAFE INJECTING ROOM IN MELBOURNE
2024-04-09 The Victorian Greens have said people using injectable drugs will continue to die while Labor refuses to act on a report into a second safe injecting room in the CBD. While Labor has been sitting on Ken Lay’s report into a second room for almost a year, 9 News has overnight revealed some of the details […]
Take the Public Schools Survey!
Are you a Victorian teacher, student, or parent who has something to say about our public school system? Over the past twelve months, we’ve been speaking to teachers and parents about our public school system. We’ve heard some distressing things. Sadly, Victoria has the lowest-funded public schools in Australia– underfunded by over $1 billion per […]
Eltham Wildlife and Roads
Eltham residents have a right to know why healthy trees and wildlife are being removed in favour of road upgrades. I asked the minister for roads and road safety for answers. We’ll let you know if we receive a response.
CORONIAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PILL TESTING INCREASE PRESSURE ON NEW PREMIER
2024-03-15 The Victorian Greens have said the new Premier can no longer ignore the mounting pressure in favour of pill testing, following the release of new coronial recommendations. Overnight two Victorian coroners released new recommendations that the Victorian Labor Government trial a pill testing service, following two independent coronial investigations. This follows several previous coronial […]
TRAGIC OVERDOSE DEATH COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD PILL TESTING BEEN IMPLEMENTED
2024-03-11 The Victorian Greens have said the tragic death of a festival-goer over the weekend could have been prevented had the Victorian Labor Government implemented pill testing. The Greens say that while untested pills masquerading as party drugs like MDMA continue to circulate in the community, young people will be at risk of drug-related overdose […]
