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Entries by Tania Maxwell
Constituency Question- Relocation Incentives
My question (on behalf of a constituent) is to the Treasurer. Recently, the Education Minister announced that teachers will be offered incentives of up to $50,000 to re-locate to regional schools – including, I assume, to any school in the Northern Victoria electorate.
Member’s Statement-Caroline Chisholm Society
I am pleased to speak today on the Caroline Chisholm Society as they celebrate 50 years. My advocacy for primary prevention and early intervention programs is very well known in this place. As stated by the Caroline Chisholm Society, if we can get perinatal mental health right, we will improve the wellbeing of every Victorian child during the critical first 1000 days of their life.
Adjournment- Child pornography and exploitation
My matter for the Minister for Child Protection is about the topics of child pornography and exploitation. I raise it not only because of a recent spate of horrifying news stories in these areas, like the conduct of Westpac, the starved four-year-old in Gippsland and a series of child neglect cases in Queensland; I also raise it because of my longstanding concerns about Victorian sentencing practices and data for child pornography crimes.
Question without Notice- Council resourcing for bush fire prevention and management
My question is to the Minister for Local Government, Mr Somyurek.
It is about the status of the ‘Councils and emergencies project’ overseen by Local Government Victoria, especially as it relates to bush fire management and prevention activity in regional areas of the State.
Constituency Question- Police resourcing in North East Victoria
My question is to the Police Minister. It is my understanding that 10 new police officers have been recruited to North East Victoria, and have been recruited to work on family violence matters.
