Tim Pallas, Member for Tarneit, and Jill Hennessy, Member for Altona, have expressed disgust at the massive fee increases faced by Victorians with a disability living in state-run residential units as a result of the Napthine Government State Budget. The 2013 State Budget revealed that..

State Member for Tarneit, Tim Pallas, has expressed disappointment in the lack of provision for roads and public transport in the West from the Napthine Government’s 2013/14 State Budget. “This Budget does little to address the impact of two and a half years of inaction..

Tim Pallas, Member for Tarneit, and Jill Hennessy, Member for Altona, have welcomed news that the Government has taken on State Labor’s requests that the Government establish a full diamond interchange at Sneydes Road. “While we welcome this announcement, it must be made clear whether..

The State Member for Tarneit, Tim Pallas, has called for the Napthine State Government to finally make an investment in transport infrastructure for Wyndham in the upcoming State Budget. “Over the term of the previous State Labor Government, $189.3 million was spent on Wyndham’s roads..

The Napthine Government has hit Victorian families with a record tax grab in the last six months while families faced increased living costs, Shadow Treasurer Tim Pallas said today. Mr Pallas said the Napthine Government’s 2012–13 Mid Year Financial Report was a slap in the..

The Baillieu Government’s failure to invest in Victoria has contributed to more than twoyears of falling job advertisements, Shadow Treasurer Tim Pallas said today. The ANZ jobs advertisement research found the number of Victorian job advertisements continued to fall, recording a drop of 9.2 per..

16 February 2013 Jobs growth in Melbourne’s West has ground to a halt under the first two years of the Baillieu Government’s term., data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show. ““It is getting harder and harder to get a job in Victoria under Ted..

Victoria continues to remain at the bottom of the jobs pack on mainland Australia under the Baillieu Government, Shadow Minister for Employment Tim Pallas said today. Mr Pallas said that the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) unemployment data released today indicated that Victoria’s unemployment..

The Baillieu Government’s two years of inaction responding to the jobs crisis in Victoria has resulted in yet another jump in the state’s unemployment figures, Shadow Employment Minister Tim Pallas said today. Mr Pallas said that over the last month, the unemployment rate rose despite..

The Baillieu Government’s failure to produce a jobs and growthplan for regional Victoria has seen more than 30,000 jobs lost in two years, Shadow Minister for Employment, Tim Pallas, said today. Mr Pallas said Australian Bureau of Statistics November data showed thousands ofVictorians had become..

Motorists in the Melbourne’s western suburbs will continue to suffer congested roadsunder the Baillieu Government’s East-West link road plan, Shadow Minister for MajorProjects and Infrastructure, Tim Pallas said today. Mr Pallas said the Baillieu Government has ignored departmental advice and plansto build Melbourne’s East-West Link..

Shipping and transport industry experts joined the State Opposition today visiting several possible sites for Victoria’s future container port, Bay West. Shadow Minister for Ports, Major Projects and Infrastructure Tim Pallas said the tour was vital to investigate the best possible location for Melbourne’s future..

Statistics released by Victoria Police today show that Wyndham has again seen a rise in the overall crime rate well above the state average increase. In the year to 2012, Wyndham’s total crime rate per 100,000 population increased by 10 per cent compared to the..

The Education Minister, Martin Dixon’s Department have refused to release information about the future of one of Wyndham’s most unnecessary eyesores, the former Glen Devon Primary School site. In response to a freedom of information application from Tarneit MP Tim Pallas, the Department said that..

People in life-threatening emergencies from Wyndham are waiting longer for ambulances under the Baillieu Government, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Health Wade Noonan said. Member for Tarneit Tim Pallas said documents obtained under freedom of information show that waiting times in Werribee had blown out from..

In announcing the projected construction of an interchange at Sneydes Road,Planning Minister Matthew Guy recently asserted that: “Labor had eleven years to build this project, the local member was the Roads Minister, the federal member is the Prime Minister and yet not one cent of..

The future of Melbourne as Australia’s gateway for container shipping will be secured under a plan announced today by the Victorian Labor Opposition. Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews said Labor supported a second container port in the Bay West area as the best option to ensure..

The Victorian Auditor-General has found the Baillieu Government has failed to provide a new budget for the Regional Rail Link (RRL) project for 17 months. Shadow Minister for Major Projects, Tim Pallas, said the Report on the Annual Financial  Report stated the Baillieu Government’s inaction..