FINN IN THE HOUSE Speeches February to June 2019 Published by Bernie Finn MP Member for Western Metropolitan Region Shadow Assistant Minister for Small Business Shadow Assistant Minister for Autism Opposition Whip in the Legislative Council Suite 101, 19 Lacy Street, Braybrook Vic 3019 Telephone (03) 9317 5900 • Fax (03) 9317 5911 Email [email protected] Web www.berniefinn.com Authorised and printed by Bernie Finn MP, Suite 101, 19 Lacy Street, Braybrook. This material was funded from the Parliament Electorate Office & Communications Budget. FINN IN THE HOUSE Speeches February to June 2019 CONTENTS Small Business ................................................................. 3 Economy and Infrastructure Committee .............17 Sunbury roundabout removal ................................... 3 Station Street, Sunbury level crossing Autism education ........................................................... 3 removal ............................................................................18 Energy supply .................................................................. 3 Governor’s Speech .......................................................18 Wyndham Vale gang violence ................................... 6 Brimbank police numbers .........................................19 Tullamarine Freeway widening ................................. 6 Sunbury Road duplication ........................................19 Climate change ............................................................... 6 Yarraville parking meters ...........................................20 Climate change ............................................................... 7 Bulla tip ............................................................................20 Sunbury railway station parking ............................... 7 Federal Election ............................................................20 Economy and Infrastructure Committee ............... 7 Guardianship and Administration Bill 2018 ........20 Williams Landing Railway Station ............................ 8 St Albans Leisure Centre ............................................21 Sunbury former university site .................................. 8 Werribee South water issues ....................................21 Integrity and Accountability Legislation Brooklyn air quality ......................................................21 Amendment (Public Interest Disclosures, Appropriation (2019–2020) Bill 2019 ....................21 Oversight and Independence) Bill 2018 ................ 8 Sunbury Fields Bus Service .......................................23 Human organ trafficking ...........................................10 Professional Lobbyist Code Of Conduct ..............23 Sunbury railway station parking .............................10 Sunbury Road duplication ........................................23 Family violence ..............................................................10 World Falun Dafa Day .................................................23 Parliamentary Committees Amendment Melbourne Regional Landfill ....................................23 Bill 2019 ............................................................................10 Point Cook police response ......................................24 Calder Park Drive overpass .......................................11 Tullamarine Primary School ......................................24 Essendon North Primary School .............................12 Bulla bypass ....................................................................24 Environment and Planning Committee ...............12 State Taxation Acts Amendment Bill 2019 ..........24 World Naked Bike Ride ...............................................12 Kealba development ...................................................25 Acquire Learning ..........................................................13 Ballarat Road–Perth Avenue, Albion, Western suburbs roads ...............................................13 traffic lights .....................................................................25 Brimbank Community Event ....................................13 Joint Select Committee ..............................................26 Wyndham traffic congestion ....................................14 Hong Kong protests ....................................................26 Victoria Police ................................................................14 Firefighters’ Presumptive Rights West Gate Tunnel (Truck Bans and Traffic Compensation and Fire Services Legislation Management) Bill 2019 ..............................................14 Amendment (Reform) Bill 2019 ...............................26 St Albans Leisure Centre ............................................15 Disability (National Disability Insurance Elizabeth Drive, Sunbury ...........................................15 Scheme Transition) Amendment Bill 2019 ..........27 Member Conduct .........................................................16 Palliative Care government support .....................28 Taxi Fairness Fund ........................................................16 West Gate Tunnel ..........................................................28 Sri Lanka terrorist attacks ..........................................16 Federation Village, Albion, Traffic Lights ..............29 Saltwater P-9 College ..................................................16 Sunbury CBD parking .................................................30 Federal Election ............................................................16 Williamstown Bay and River Cruises ......................30 Newport and Laverton railway station parking .............................................................................17 Suite 101, 19 Lacy Street, Braybrook Vic 3019 • Telephone (03) 9317 5900 • Fax (03) 9317 5911 Email [email protected] • Web www.berniefinn.com IN 2 FEBRUARY TO JUNE 2019 FINN THE HOUSE COUNCIL | Members statements COUNCIL | Adjournment I suppose pleasure is not really the 05 February 2019 05 February 2019 word I should use, but it is part of my responsibilities to my constituents and to this house—to move: Small Business Autism education That this house notes— Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) — I Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) — I (1) that the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, the wish, in my first contribution to this wish to raise a matter this evening for the Honourable Lily D’Ambrosio, MP, made Parliament for 2019, to pay tribute to attention of the Minister for Education. a statement on 24 January 2019, which small business operators throughout I have been concerned for some years was broadcast on 3AW, that ‘we are the state. Small business men and about the standard and quality of absolutely confident’ the state’s power women are the true heroes of our state education for children with autism in supplies would hold up during the hot and indeed the true heroes of our Victoria. Make no mistake, there are weather on 24 and 25 January 2019; nation. These are people who risk their some teachers who teach children with (2) brownouts and blackouts—that is, homes and their futures to open and autism who are sensational—they are cuts to the power supply—occurred on run a business. They put up their own spectacular and they are superb in 25 January 2019 despite the minister’s money, often their life savings, to build every way—but unfortunately they are assurances, and these power cuts a business, and as I know personally almost few and far between. That is not negatively impacted on vulnerable there are no guarantees. There is no the fault of the teachers, I hasten to add; Victorians, Victorian families and definite payday, and that can be pretty it is the fault of an outdated system—a Victorian small businesses; daunting as the monthly mortgage system that regards autism education and expresses concern about the payment approaches. These people risk as second if not third rate and nothing Minister for Energy, Environment it all to create jobs and wealth in local to be too concerned about. What we and Climate Change’s mishandling of communities throughout Victoria. They need to turn our attention to is bringing Victoria’s energy supply. are champions who pay their workers the applied behaviour analysis system, I want to refer specifically to that last and their bills and then pay themselves. the behavioural-based system, into the paragraph of the motion, where we are Their sacrifices are enormous, but still autism education system. It is after all expressing concern— they power on. I fear to think where we a ludicrous proposition that we can Mr Gepp interjected. would be as a state without them. Liberal actually teach kids with autism if their Mr FINN: She is one of yours; she is leader Michael O’Brien has taken on behaviour is not under control. Once we one of yours. I would be very quiet if I the role of shadow Minister for Small get the behaviour under control then we were you; she is one of yours. I would be Business. The Liberal Party is and always can turn these kids’ lives around. embarrassed too, I would have to say. The has been the party of small business. As What I am very concerned about minister says that we had no problem the shadow assistant minister for small at the moment, and what I have been with the energy supply, that there was business I look forward to reaching out concerned about for some time, is that no worries at all. In fact the quote was, to small business men and women