The Victorian Parliament is holding an inquiry into whether we are meeting obligations to protect Ramsar Wetlands in Victoria. The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Significance is an international treaty that provides for the conservation of wetlands and their resources being used wisely. Its mission...
Throughout this page, there will be regular references to ‘POCTA’ which is an abbreviation for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals – Draft Regulations are now open for public feedback. By giving your thoughts on the regulations, you can have...
On 14 May 2019 I attended the Geelong Magistrates Court with Laurie Levy of the Coalition Against Duck Shooting to hear a contest mention about duck shooters allegedly using an airboat to push ducks into the sky at Lake Corangamite on the closing weekend of...
I was privileged yesterday to sit on Djab Wurrung country with permission and welcome from traditional owners. We heard the stories of 850-year-old birthing trees under threat of clearing for a highway. My female staff also visited the tree and learned the history of women’s business. It...
It’s disappointing that I am rising to speak on this reactionary and ill-informed motion today, which sets a pathway to introduce ag-gag laws by stealth. But I expect nothing less from a party struggling to maintain relevance among their original base, the majority of whom...
Only weeks ago, I rose in parliament and asked the Minister for Environment to step in and insist the EPA take total control of the toxic waste dump at Lara, proceed with a full clean-up of the site and chase the person responsible to pay...
The Kangaroo Pet Food trial commenced in March 2014 as a waste management program, allowing kangaroo meat from authorised wildlife control activities to be processed for pet food instead of being buried or left to decompose. The Andrews government then extended the trial to test...
In South West Victoria, Traditional Owners have set up a ‘resistance camp’ in the dunes at Levy’s Beach, near Warrnambool, to protest the Victorian State government’s approval of industrial scale racehorse training that will see 160 racehorses a day trampling through culturally and environmentally sensitive...
