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Gambling and liquor report response

Gambling and liquor report response

Health & Welfare | 25 November 2024

The State Government fully supports nearly half of all the recommendations arising from an inquiry into gambling and liquor regulation in Victoria.

Shark tank approach a heart starter for research

Shark tank approach a heart starter for research

Health & Welfare | 1 November 2024

Cardiovascular disease accounts for one in four of all deaths in Australia, claiming the life of one person every 12 minutes.

Lived experience fuels MPs’ disability advocacy

Lived experience fuels MPs’ disability advocacy

Health & Welfare | 22 October 2024

‘Nothing about us without us’ is a guiding principle in Victoria’s disability sector and one embraced by MPs who champion inclusion.

Legislative Council supports triple zero bill

Legislative Council supports triple zero bill

Health & Welfare | 26 October 2023

The reform and restructuring of Victoria’s triple zero service has moved a step closer after the Legislative Council passed the Triple Zero Victoria Bill 2023 with government amendments in the last sitting week.

Raising awareness on Victoria’s fastest growing chronic condition

Raising awareness on Victoria’s fastest growing chronic condition

Health & Welfare | 5 October 2023

Every day 90 Victorians are diagnosed with diabetes, making it the fastest growing chronic condition in the state.

Gambling and liquor inquiry consults widely

Gambling and liquor inquiry consults widely

Health & Welfare | 8 September 2023

Youth roundtables, Geelong site visit and public hearings held as part of review of two Auditor-General’s reports.

Playing or paying the odds

Playing or paying the odds

Health & Welfare | 4 August 2023

A parliamentary inquiry is turning its attention to experiences that young people have with gambling harm.

Committee voices support for Donor Heroes’ Night

Committee voices support for Donor Heroes’ Night

Health & Welfare | 18 May 2023

The Legislative Assembly's Legal and Social Issues Committee would like to acknowledge Victoria’s organ and tissue donors and their families on Donor Heroes’ Night, Thursday May 18.

Clearer language recommended for pandemic orders

Clearer language recommended for pandemic orders

Health & Welfare | 22 July 2022

The Victorian Government should improve the way it communicates pandemic orders to the public, the Pandemic Declaration Accountability and Oversight Committee has found.

Committee inquiry reviews Government’s pandemic orders

Committee inquiry reviews Government’s pandemic orders

Health & Welfare | 24 June 2022

The Pandemic Declaration Accountability and Oversight Committee has consulted various stakeholders at public hearings held throughout 2022.

Pandemic Committee provides greater oversight

Pandemic Committee provides greater oversight

Health & Welfare | 1 February 2022

The newly established Pandemic Declaration Accountability and Oversight Committee held its first public hearing on 31 January 2022. 

Disability Action and Inclusion Plan launched

Disability Action and Inclusion Plan launched

Health & Welfare | 3 December 2021

On the International Day of People with Disability, our Presiding Officers have launched a Disability Action and Inclusion Plan for the Parliament.