Thursday, 16 October 2025

 Katherine COPSEY (Southern Metropolitan) presented a petition bearing 242 signatures:

The petition of certain citizens of the State of Victoria draws to the attention of the Legislative Council the closure of Parentline. Parentline is a government funded phone service that currently serves approximately 18,000 Victorian parents and guardians each year. This closure is extremely shortsighted and is causing irreparable harm, panic, anxiety and confusion for Victoria’s parents, guardians and children. Psychologists and counsellors will immediately be out of work and other phone counselling services will be put under undue pressure to manage the fallout.

The petitioners therefore request that the Legislative Council calls on the Government to do whatever it can to keep Parentline open so it can continue to serve Victorian parents and guardians.

Katherine COPSEY: I move:

That the petition be taken into consideration on the next day of meeting.

Motion agreed to.