Last week I had the privilege of joining Chris Lombardo and her magnificent team at the Bridge Darebin as they inducted their newest team members.

I too would like to wish my community of Northcote a very merry Christmas and a safe and happy and wonderful new year.

With recent announcement in the budget of $52 million for the Safer, Better Public Parks initiative, what improvements can locals in my community expect given that the much-loved Yarra Bend Park is named as one of the locations to benefit from this funding?

The 2020–21 Victorian state budget is unremarkable. It is unremarkable because fundamentally it is the continuation of five successive state Labor budgets which have been handed down with the same vision and the same determination, and that is to continue to build jobs and opportunities for Victorians and to reform our state to be stronger and fairer. This budget is no exception.

My adjournment is for the Minister for Education, and the action I seek is that the minister join me in visiting the incredible students, teachers and staff at Northcote High School.

What is the Andrews government doing to ensure that creating opportunities for young people in Victoria is a focus of our pandemic recovery?

It is with pleasure that I rise to speak in support of the Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Bill 2020.

I rise to celebrate the second anniversary of the mighty upgrade to the Chandler Highway bridge.

My adjournment is to the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, and the action I seek is that the minister join me in hosting a forum to discuss energy and the environment with the Northcote electorate.

My question is to the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, and I ask: what is being done to ensure initiatives to address climate change are a central part of the upcoming state Labor budget?

My question is to the Attorney-General, and I ask: what steps are being taken to ensure the crime of public drunkenness is abolished?

My adjournment manner is to the Minister for Education, and the action I seek is that the minister provide much-needed funding for schools in my community.

I rise to acknowledge the incredible efforts of our much-loved local sporting clubs in what has been an incredibly challenging year for players, clubs and fans.

What support is the State Government providing to local government to ensure hospitality businesses are supported through the funding we are providing Councils, under our Outdoor Eating and Entertainment Package.

My Adjournment matter is to the Minister for Health and the action that I seek is that the Minister accompany me to meet with the CEO of Your Community Health, Mr Phillip Bain

Zero.

A number that signifies nothing but has meant everything to us here in Melbourne.

Before this week, it had been 139 days since we last had zero cases.

My adjournment matter is to the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, and the action I seek is that regulations be reviewed so households can choose whether they want their solar water heaters connected to gas or not.

The pandemic has been a confronting and complex challenge for communities across Victoria.

It has also shone a light on the many critical issues impacting vulnerable individuals and families across the state – none quite so fundamental as the need for safe and secure housing.

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.