Mr MORRIS (Mornington) (14:32): From the party that preferences the Greens ahead of anyone else just about every time that is quite an amazing exposition. I grieve for the state of the waste and resource recovery sector in the state of Victoria and particularly for the people and indeed for the environment that has been placed at risk because of its failure. We had an effective and efficient waste and resource recovery system, one that
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) (16:10): (495) My question is also to the Minister for Solar Homes. The question relates to the Solar Homes program and in particular the instructions provided to the providers of new systems. A constituent has been advised by his provider that in order for the rebate to be paid he would simply need to pay for the system. He promptly paid the bill but was subsequently advised the request for payment is
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) (17:02): The federal election is in full swing, and pre-poll voting started yesterday. Voting places have traditionally been public schools or halls, available on the Saturday of the election. The extended period of pre-poll voting has meant that both the Australian Electoral Commission and the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) have had to source alternate, sometimes private, premises. In this election the Mornington pre-poll is at the Bentons Square shopping centre, and party
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) (18:25): I am glad we got back to the bill eventually. The Sale of Land Amendment Bill 2019 amends the Sale of Land Act 1962, the Anzac Day Act 1958 and the Estate Agents Act 1980. I think it is reasonable to say that, compared with many markets, the Victorian property market, particularly the housing market, operates reasonably well. It is certainly not perfect, and I am not suggesting all participants—I am
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) (17:20:24): (416) I raise a matter this evening for the Minister for Public Transport. The action I seek from the minister is that she agree to the provision of an additional bus service, on the 788 route, to run in scheduling terms just immediately after the current 7.50 a.m. service southbound from Frankston. I have spoken on many occasions in this house about the impact of population growth on the Mornington Peninsula
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) (12:16): My question is also for the Premier. The 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission found that prescribed burning was one of the main tools for fire management on public land. Ms Neville interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! The minister will come to order. Mr MORRIS: The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) annual report reveals that the amount of planned burning has dropped from 234 614 hectares in 2014–15 to only
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) (19:40): (16) Thank you, Speaker, and can I also add my congratulations on your return to the chair. I raise a matter for the Minister for Planning. By way of background, the minister has appointed an advisory committee under section 151 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 to provide advice on the proposed initial establishment of a number of stores for the German Kaufland company. One of the sites being investigated
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) (17:13:47) — I raise a matter this evening for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and the action I am seeking from the minister is that he direct VicRoads to immediately undertake a tube traffic count in the southern section of Main Street, Mornington, and to transmit the resulting count to myself and to the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. This is a locale that I have raised on a number of occasions in adjournments
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — It is a pleasure to rise to make what I anticipate will be some relatively brief comments on the Treasury and Finance Legislation Amendment Bill 2018. I was going to say the bill is one of those rare creatures, an omnibus bill, but that is probably not reasonable because they are now not all that rare. While in fact it is not seeking to achieve great reform, it is very much a relatively
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — When I first entered this Parliament almost 12 years ago, one of my first statements identified the threat that the Bracks’ government’s planning policies posed to the distinctive character of the Mornington Peninsula. More than a decade on, nothing has changed. This government has orchestrated a sustained attack on peninsula livability. They have trashed the rules on residential development. They have taken two-storey height limits and made them three. They have scrapped reasonable minimum subdivision
