Mental health legal service
David calls for mental health lawyers to be granted access to records to ensure fair Mental Health Tribunal hearings and rights in compulsory treatment.
Failed bus plan
David urges the government to get on with bus reform to fix public transport gaps in Melbourne’s West.
Medicinal cannabis access for veterans
David urges advocacy to reverse DVA medicinal cannabis restrictions that limit veteran access to care, Telehealth, and safer pain treatments.
Vacant land
David highlights Footscray’s derelict buildings, vacant land and stalled developments and calls for reforms to unlock housing and community amenities.
Integrated transport strategy for Melbourne’s West
David calls for an integrated transport strategy and coordinated western and northern metro reform plan for Melbourne’s West.
Altona North Train Station
David calls for Altona North train station by 2030 to fix the longest gap between stops on Melbourne’s metropolitan network.
Sunshine Station Masterplan
David says Sunshine could be a second CBD by 2050, and that progressing the Sunshine Station Masterplan could unlock $8B investment, 29K jobs and transform the region.
Road Safety Act inconsistency
David calls on the Attorney-General to remedy an inconsistency in the Road Safety Act affecting the cases of medicinal cannabis patients charged with THC driving.
Supported independent living under threat
David expresses concern over SIL group homes facing closure in Victoria as government subsidies lapse.
Youth crime
David asks what the government’s plan is when prisons are at capacity, as a result of Victoria’s punitive bail laws.
