Last week our government announced a game-changing step toward achieving net zero emissions by 2050, with the release of our wind energy targets and our plan to deliver Australia’s first offshore wind farms.
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Hi, I’m Kat Theophanous - the Labor Member of Parliament for Northcote in the Victorian Legislative Assembly.
Last week our government announced a game-changing step toward achieving net zero emissions by 2050, with the release of our wind energy targets and our plan to deliver Australia’s first offshore wind farms.
Today I want to use my voice in Parliament to elevate the voices of women and children currently facing harrowing experiences in Ukraine.
My question is to the Minister for Transport Infrastructure, and I ask: what are the next steps in the Preston level crossing removal project?
It is a great honour to rise and speak in support of the Workplace Safety Legislation and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2021.
My adjournment is to the Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers, and the action I seek is that the minister join me in Northcote to hear directly from our older residents about the issues that are important to them.
I rise to speak in support of the Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Bill 2022.
My question is to the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, and I ask: what is the latest update on our upgrades to Yarra Bend Park?
Since my very first speech in this Parliament I have been committed to using the floor of this house to advance and elevate our efforts to act on climate change, and today is no different
The Greens-dominated Darebin council in my electorate of Northcote is destroying local sport.
If you walk down High Street, Northcote, or Station Street, Fairfield, you will see that our activity centres are major sources of employment, services and economic activity.
On the last sitting day of the year I want to thank my community for their compassion and creativity and reflect on what we have achieved together.
I ask: how is the Andrews government improving the accessibility of the public transport network in the inner north?
The action I seek is that the minister organise a briefing for me with his department to discuss opportunities for delivering better social, economic and environmental outcomes through our planning framework.
I consider it a great honour to be able to take this moment in this Parliament to reflect on something which goes to the very core of our human experience: our mental health
Speaker, it’s Transgender Awareness Week – a chance to celebrate our trans and gender diverse communities.
My question is to the Minister for Community Sport, and I ask: how is the Victorian government helping to improve community sport outcomes through our Yarra Bend Park netball courts and pavilion project?
My adjournment is to the Minister for Early Childhood. The action I seek is that the minister join me in visiting Westgarth Kindergarten, a wonderful early childhood education centre in my electorate of Northcote.
It is with great pleasure that I rise to speak in support of the Circular Economy (Waste Reduction and Recycling) Bill 2021. Over the weekend the world turned its collective attention to the existential threat of climate change as COP26 came to an end
Speaker, I rise to commemorate and celebrate the anniversary of the 28th of October, which to Greeks the world over is known as OXI day.
I rise to speak in support of the Windfall Gains Tax and State Taxation and Other Acts Further Amendment Bill 2021