ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTION LEGISLATION – Petitions
Melina BATH (Eastern Victoria) (18:08): The wonderful thing about Parliament is petitions, and I respect the fact that Victorians are enabled to conduct petitions and submit them to Parliament, and…
ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING COMMITTEE – Inquiry into the 2026 Summer Fires across Victoria
Melina BATH (Eastern Victoria) (17:53): I am going to take the opportunity to discuss our minority report from the bushfire inquiry into the 2026 bushfires. It certainly is a very…
VETERINARY CARE
Melina BATH (Eastern Victoria) (11:31): Up there with our GPs, our teachers and our nurses, our vets and their practices are gold in communities, in particular in regional communities. I…
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT AMENDMENT (AGRICULTURAL LAND AND FOOD SECURITY) BILL 2026
Melina BATH (Eastern Victoria) (10:12): I move: That the bill be now read a second time. In moving the Planning and Environment Amendment (Agricultural Land and Food Security) Bill 2026 I…
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT AMENDMENT (AGRICULTURAL LAND AND FOOD SECURITY) BILL 2026
Melina BATH (Eastern Victoria) (10:12): I lay on the table a statement of compatibility with the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006: In accordance with section 28 of the Charter…
Labor cuts throw Gippsland children’s specialist dental care into chaos
The Carroll Labor Government has cut the specialist regional paediatric dental service by stealth, leaving Gippsland children facing uncertainty, longer waits and unnecessary travel for essential treatment. The Nationals' Member…
Bath backs The Nationals’ Bill to protect farmland
The Nationals have this week introduced a landmark private members bill in the Victorian Parliament to protect the state’s agricultural land from being permanently lost to poorly considered development. The…