Much needed upgrade to Taylors Road
David asks the Minister for Roads and Road safety to provide funding to upgrade Taylors Road, which is increasingly performing an arterial function in the broader regional road network.
Overdose prevention kits for first responders
David asks the Attorney-General about overdose reversal agent, Naloxone, and whether she has considered expanding it’s availability to first-responders such as Fire Rescue workers.
Medicinal cannabis discrimination at 420 picnic
2 August 2023, 12:26Legislative Council of Victoria, Melbourne David ETTERSHANK (Western Metropolitan): My question is for the Attorney-General. Fitzroy Legal Service has published a report on the 420 cannabis event held in Flagstaff Gardens earlier this year that details multiple accounts of police searching medicinal…
Concerns about far-right activity in the West
David raises a question on behalf of a concerned resident about what the Attorney-General is proposing to ensure that the western suburbs do not become a safe haven for violent right-wing extremists.
Inequity in the Cannabis Cautioning Scheme for Aboriginal People
David asks the Attorney General if there is a seeming inequity of cannabis cautioning decisions received by Aboriginal people in the Victorian justice system, similar to that in NSW.
Upgrading the bus network for the City of Melton
David asks a question on behalf of a constituent, requesting what steps the the government has taken or will take to implement the City of Melton Council’s bus upgrade plans that could see benefits to an additional 57,000 people.
Concerns about the Third Runway impact on schools under the flight path.
David directs a constituency question to the Minister for Education asking if consideration has been given to schools who may be affected by the flight path of the proposed Third Runway in Melbourne.
Data reporting for youth custody statistics
David asks the Minister for Youth Justice how Victoria can best serve the diverse needs of young people in front of the Victorian Parole Board without comprehensive demographic profiling data.
Regulating opening hours for pokie venues
David raised a question for the Minister for Gaming, with a view that hours for gaming venues in Brimbank could be streamlined and standardised to reduce the risk for problem gamblers.
CCTV on Trams
On behalf of a constituent – a victim of a violent assault, David asks the Minister for Public Transport, asking if trams in the Western Metropolitan Region, like the number 57 route can be fitted with CCTV capabilities.
