Mr Pallas (Tarneit) — I rise to highlight the inaction of the  government in relation  to   the   shortage   of   public  housing,  and  particularly  crisis accommodation, in the city of Wyndham. The H3 (Health, Housing and Homelessness) Wyndham  Alliance,  a formal partnership of  local  organisations  committed ..

Mr Pallas (Tarneit) — This is a matter  of public importance. It goes  to the heart of this government’s competence,  its willingness to listen  to the people of  Victoria and its willingness  to  stand  and  act  in  accordance  with  its pre-election rhetoric. Its failure to..

Tim Pallas, State Member for Tarneit, has called on the Napthine Government to stopignoring families and individuals languishing on public housing waiting listsin Wyndham.   Minister Lovell stated at the Werribee Community Cabinet event that the NapthineGovernment does not have the money to invest in..

Members for Western Metropolitan Region, Andrew Elsbury and Bernie Finn, yesterday voted against legislation to improve the flawed and inequitable Fires Services Property Levy (FSPL), Tim Pallas said today. Labor introduced a Private Members Bill in the Upper House that would give powers to the..

Mr Pallas (Tarneit)  — I grieve for  Victoria’s economic performance and  its management  by this bungling,  self-absorbed  government. I  grieve  for a state which  has  seen its citizens  being  hoodwinked and misled —  not  led — by a government unable to come up with  a ..

The Napthine Government today voted to block the introduction of legislation thatwould fulfil the Government’s own election commitment to set up an independentParliamentary Budget Office, Shadow Treasurer, Tim Pallas, said. The Victorian Labor Opposition today attempted to introduce legislation that would establish a resource for..

Mr  Pallas (Tarneit)  —  It gives  me pleasure  and somewhat  of a  degree of disappointment to have to stand to speak in opposition to this matter. You would have thought  that on a day when this government’s  support hangs  by a  thread, when support for..

Mr Pallas (Tarneit) — Given that my correspondence has figured so prominently in contributions from  members on  the other  side, I  seek leave  to table  the correspondence and also have it incorporated into the record.   The ACTING SPEAKER (Mr Northe) — Order! Is leave..

Mr  Pallas  (Tarneit)  — I  rise to  speak on  the matter  of  the  coalition government’s  upcoming community cabinet  event  in my community  of Wyndham, to take place on 7 October this year. The Premier indicated in a media release that this would be a great opportunity ..

Mr Pallas (Tarneit)  — It gives me great  pleasure to speak in support of the matter of public importance. The government  only  gave its business  case to Infrastructure  Victoria  seven weeks after it had announced it was going to proceed with  this project, so when..

Mr  Pallas  (Tarneit) — The fire services property levy is a  botched  reform that this government  has  been  advertising as a simpler and fairer system, but that is  not what it has delivered.  There are a lot of people who are getting a shock when they..

The Napthine Government's new Fire Services Property Levy came into effect on July 1, and it is leaving many Victorians worse off.

The operation of the Fire Services Property Levy is looking increasingly murky and open to exploitation as its implementation continues. Many people are complaining to us that they are paying three, four and five times moreunder the Napthine Government’s fire services property levy than under..

The Victorian Auditor General today has confirmed what families in Wyndham already know – that without urgent investment in suburban public transport and roads, congestion will continue to grow, State Member for Tarneit Tim Pallas said today. Mr Pallas said the Victorian Auditor General’s report..

Mr Pallas (Tarneit) —  On 14  August I  had the  great pleasure  of attending Baden Powell  College in my electorate and serving as principal for  a day.  The school’s motto is ‘Looking forward, staying ahead’, and  I  must  say  that from what I observed  and..

Mr Pallas (Tarneit) — I rise to condole with the house on the passing of Alan John Hunt, and in so doing I reflect upon the fact that quite often when we come into this place we take the view that our  contributions fall into..

The Napthine Government must immediately review the botched fire services tax with revelations today that some property owners have seen massive increases on their levy, Shadow Treasurer, Tim Pallas said today.  Mr Pallas said the Fire Services Levy Monitor needs to have his powers extended..

The Napthine Government’s move to privatise aged care facilities could mean the selling off of South Stone Lodge in Werribee, Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews said today. The Napthine Government’s State Budget Update released late last year outlined a reduction of $75 million from public sector..