Rights of retirement village residents strengthened in Victoria
David Ettershank welcomes changes to the Retirement Act which enhance the governance of retirement villages and better protect residents.
LCV MP welcomes $162m for Better Buses in the West
David Ettershank welcomes the Victorian government’s $162 million investment to enhance bus services in western suburbs but called for a comprehensive overhaul of the public transport system to address ongoing gaps.
LCV vows to fight on for justice for child sexual abuse survivors
Legalise Cannabis Victoria will continue to advocate for accountability of institutions in cases of historic child sexual abuse, after their bill aimed at ensuring justice for victims failed to pass.
Statement on ESVF Levy
On May 15, 2025, Legalise Cannabis Victoria decided to support a Bill to establish the Emergency Services and Volunteer Funding Levy. This decision comes as the state faces challenges brought on by climate change, which have put significant pressure on emergency services. There have been…
On world cannabis day, Aussie cannabis advocates called on Albo and Dutton to repeal archaic laws
On international cannabis day – 420 – Australia’s cannabis advocates called on the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader to change archaic laws that needlessly funnel thousands of Aussies into the criminal justice system every year.
West Melbourne overlooked in Labor’s $1b mental health funding pledge: LCV
Western Metro MP David Ettershank wants to know why Melbourne’s west only got a meagre share of the $1 billion Labor committed to delivering free, public mental health care if re-elected.
Failure of green truck scheme means Westgate tunnel filters are essential
West Metro MP David Ettershank is disappointed that a $15 million state scheme to get polluting trucks off west Melbourne roads has been shut down, meaning it is more essential than ever to get filters fitted to the Westgate tunnel stacks.
Legalise Cannabis MP welcomes $300m commitment to fix dangerous Calder Park Drive Interchange
Legalise Cannabis MP David Ettershank has welcomed a $300 million federal commitment to fix the dangerous Calder Park Drive interchange.
LCV: Free up police to fight crime – decriminalise cannabis as NEW parliamentary report recommends
Legalise Cannabis Victoria is appealing to the Allan Government to implement the recommendations of a parliamentary report to decriminalise the possession of small amounts of cannabis.
$1.1b of roadworks is nice, but can we please have some public transport?
West Metro Legalise Cannabis MP David Ettershank said that he was delighted that the Federal Government had committed $1.1 billion to repair the potholed Western Freeway, but the state’s west was still in desperate need of effective public transport.