A last-minute change to the planned route for new overhead powerlines connecting Victoria and NSW has left a swathe of rural communities in limbo, Northern Victoria MP Gaelle Broad told Parliament. Residents of western and northern Victoria have just four weeks remaining to comment on the new proposal for the massive project, and minimal detail…
Gaelle BROAD (Northern Victoria) (18:14): (83) My adjournment matter is directed to the Minister for Energy and Resources. The action I seek is that the minister guarantees to set up a proper public consultation process and face-to-face meetings with the people of western and northern Victoria, areas affected by the last-minute addition of a proposed…
Gaelle BROAD (Northern Victoria) (12:56): (53) My question is to the Minister for Water in relation to the flood levee along Bendigo Creek that was badly damaged during last year’s floods. Local constituents raised concerns about several spots along the creek, and I visited the site last week. A roadway that was a few metres…
Women from right across northern Victoria will join International Women’s Day celebrations at Parliament House tomorrow, marking 100 years since women won the right to stand for the Victorian Parliament. The milestone event will celebrate “extraordinary ordinary” women. “Our community is full of extraordinary women doing amazing things,” Northern Victoria MP Gaelle Broad said. “So…
Houses in Huntly could be at risk of flooding unless the Bendigo Creek flood levy is urgently repaired, Northern Victoria MP Gaelle Broad told Parliament today. She has asked the Minister for Water to explain what is being done to address the issue. The levy bank was badly damaged during last year’s floods. Local constituents…
Gaelle BROAD (Northern Victoria) (17:39): (42) I call on the Minister for Health to provide ongoing funding to the Stroke Association of Victoria so that stroke support centres in regional Victoria can continue to operate beyond June this year. Last year I was speaking with a lady at my work who suffered a stroke that…
Maiden Speech Gaelle Broad MP – Member for Northern Victoria Region Gaelle BROAD (Northern Victoria) (15:16): I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land we govern and pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging. Sir Peter Cosgrove was once asked to define an Australian, and he said, ‘Anyone who feels…