The Victorian Government has recently announced a critical $251 million package of supports under the Licensed Hospitality Venue Fund – which will go a long way to helping countless pubs, restaurants, bars and cafes in my electorate of Northcote to get back on their feet once restrictions ease.

Today I rise to acknowledge the many thousands of small, medium and large businesses in my community doing it tough.

My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Community Sport and the action I seek is that the minister meet with me to discuss the long-term viability of sporting clubs in my electorate.

My constituency question is to the Minister for Housing. Minister, can you provide an update to my community on the status of the DHHS land adjacent to the Fulham Grange spur in Fairfield?

This bill means price changes instead of 1st January happen on 1 July, by moving the regulatory period to the financial year.

Nobody needs reminding that we are facing a global pandemic. We are living it every day in the heartache of time spent away from family and friends, in the pressure felt by businesses unable to open as normal

I rise in support of the Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (State of Emergency Extension and Other Matters) Bill—and in support of the Victorian Chief Health Officer having the tools he needs to steer Victoria out of this crisis.

The action that I am seeking is that the Minister for Industry Support and Recovery update the house on the number of businesses that have been supported by the government’s support packages.

What progress has been made by Darebin Council to put in place appropriate planning controls for the north side of Heidelberg Road?

There is no doubt that this has been a school year like no other for students across the state and in my home electorate of Northcote.

I rise with pleasure to speak in support of a bill that builds on our government’s strong track record of investment in our public healthcare system.

On a typical afternoon local businesses along High Street in my electorate are buzzing.

I ask the minister to join me in meeting with key Aboriginal organisations residing within the electorate of Northcote to discuss the government’s work towards treaty and its work to overcome the systemic and cultural barriers that continue to impact Aboriginal Victorians

What opportunities are there for local sports clubs in my community to leverage state government funding in order to benefit from our infrastructure program?

The action that I seek is that the minister assures my community that open space will be created between Oakover Road and Bell Street as part of the removal of four level crossings in Preston.

At its heart this bill is about fairness—fairness to the far too many Victorians that have found themselves on the wrong end of wage theft.

What is the latest information on what the government is doing to ensure our live music industry recovers and rebuilds from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic?

I rise to pay tribute to the people of the Northcote electorate, and to recognise and thank them for their incredible resilience and compassion in the face of the hardship the coronavirus pandemic has brought to our doorsteps

Not including workers that have not been with the same employer for more than 12 months in the Jobkeeper payment affects so many people in my community, but it also affects so many of the businesses disrupted by this health crisis.

Collectively, our state, our nation and indeed our world are facing the most extraordinary and far-reaching challenge we ever have faced. No Victorian has been left unimpacted by the coronavirus pandemic. This bill provides some measure of certainty in a hugely uncertain time.