Legislative Council Tuesday 30 October 2018 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT Regarding the John Duigan roll-on roll-off shipping service operating from Geelong – (1) Is the service now operating fully? (2) If not, what are the reasons for delays? (3) When do you […]
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Legislative Council Wednesday 31 October, 2018 ASKED BY: Hon Ruth Forrest MLC ANSWERED BY: Hon Leonie Hiscutt MLC, Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council QUESTION: With regard to recent upgrades to the Murchison Highway and ongoing road works on this Highway; […]
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Local yachting champions, Chris Symonds and Mike Darby recently competed in the 2018 Hansa World Championships. […]
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Legislative Council Thursday 27 September 2018 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I agree with the member for Elwick and other members who said this is a good piece of legislation. I commend the Government on bringing it forward. Some of the amendments are necessary to deal with the changes the NDIS has brought, which […]
Legislative Council Wednesday 26 September 2018 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, when we deal with legislation taking away some personal liberties, it is important we fully consider it fully and in doing so not only weigh up the potential benefits to the broader community, but the rights, privileges and protections individuals should be able […]
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The new low cost surgical termination service will be a fly-in fly-out service […]
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Legislative Council – Thursday 20 September 2018 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, this is an important step forward in many respects because a number of healthcare providers are not subject to this review process. A few years ago when we debated the national health practitioner regulation process and adopted the national law, a number […]
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Legislative Council – Wednesday 19 September 2018 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I will be supporting the legislation because it gives certainty about the use of the information that can be recorded. I was trying to remember during the briefing whether it was two years ago when Mr Hidding was minister for police and […]
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Legislative Council – Wednesday 19 September 2018 Ms FORREST question to LEADER of the GOVERNMENT in the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Mrs HISCUTT With regard to support services available to victims of family violence – (1) What avenues are available for victims of family violence when the perpetrator is a police officer or an emergency services worker? […]
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Legislative Council – Wednesday 19 September 2018 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, I am pleased we are moving down this path. Every time I think about the whole situation I become very tense and upset, because of the blatant disregard of our children in the past. It is still happening around the world and, […]
SPECIAL INTEREST MATTERS Tuesday 18 September, 2018 Ms FORREST (Murchison) – Mr President, the mission of Big hART as stated on its website is – ‘It’s harder to hurt someone if you know their story.’ Our work sheds light on invisible stories, bringing hidden injustice into the mainstream. These stories make it harder to hurt […]
Big hART sheds light on incredible stories and brings them into the mainstream. The Acoustic Life of Sheds is one of many Big hART projects. […]
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