Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Constituency questions
Western Victoria Region
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Commencement
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Condolences
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Hon Brian James Dixon
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Bills
- Appropriation (2025–2026) Bill 2025
- Appropriation (Parliament 2025–2026) Bill 2025
- Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
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State Taxation Acts Amendment Bill 2025
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Royal assent
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Questions without notice and ministers statements
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Working with children checks
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Working with children checks
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Ministers statements: early childhood education and care
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Early childhood education and care
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Early childhood education and care
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Ministers statements: Suburban Rail Loop
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Early childhood education and care
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Community safety
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Ministers statements: mental health services
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Suburban Rail Loop
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Production of documents
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Ministers statements: drought
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Written responses
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Constituency questions
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Northern Metropolitan Region
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Western Victoria Region
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Northern Metropolitan Region
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North-Eastern Metropolitan Region
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Northern Victoria Region
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North-Eastern Metropolitan Region
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Western Metropolitan Region
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Eastern Victoria Region
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Southern Metropolitan Region
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Eastern Victoria Region
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North-Eastern Metropolitan Region
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Western Metropolitan Region
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Western Victoria Region
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Southern Metropolitan Region
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Southern Metropolitan Region
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Petitions
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Marine conservation
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Kilmore secondary school
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Daniel Andrews
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Halls Outdoor Education
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Main–Conness streets, Chiltern
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Main–Conness streets, Chiltern
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Housing
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Committees
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Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee
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Alert Digest No. 9
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Papers
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Petitions
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Production of documents
- National parks
- Planning policy
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Early childhood education and care
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Business of the house
- Notices
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General business
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Motions
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Middle East conflict
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Members statements
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NAIDOC Week
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Homelessness
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Middle East conflict
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Big V Gala Dinner
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Youth Parliament
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Boroondara citizenship ceremony
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Working with children checks
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Drought
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Friendship and Wellbeing Association Inc
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Community safety
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Housing
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Skyline Education Foundation Australia
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Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund
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Business of the house
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Notices of motion
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Bills
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Transport Legislation Amendment (Vehicle Sharing Scheme Safety and Standards) Bill 2025
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Third reading
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Business of the house
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Orders of the day
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Bills
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Roads and Ports Legislation Amendment (Road Safety and Other Matters) Bill 2025
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Instruction to committee
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Third reading
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Adjournment
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Major events
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Energy policy
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Maternal and child health services
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Beaconsfield level crossing removal
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Energy policy
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Fur industry
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Arden precinct
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Education system
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Begging
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Major events
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Suicide prevention
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Gendered violence
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Armenian community
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Family violence
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WorkCover
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Pick My Park
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Planning policy
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Gender services
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Suburban Rail Loop
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Western Highway duplication
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Responses
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Western Victoria Region
Bev McARTHUR (Western Victoria) (14:28): (1672) My question for the Minister for Planning concerns the absurd situation faced by my constituent Andrew Willox who needed to remove a tree to build a shed on his property. Following instruction from Colac Otway Shire Council, Mr Willox was forced to pay a staggering $12,662.50 to remove this single tree – one tree, $12,600. It cost $1360 for permits, $5945 for a biodiversity offset, $1232 for the offset broker and $2805 for consultants yet just $880 for the actual arborist and $440 for stump grinding. That is $11,300 in bureaucracy for only $1300 of real work. These rules trample property owners’ rights and pile on red and green tape that enriches professionals while punishing landowners. Minister, when will you reform this system to bring back common sense, cut these outrageous costs and balance environmental protection with respect for property owners?