Thursday, 30 July 2026

 Evan MULHOLLAND (Northern Metropolitan) (09:45): I think getting around to 88 seats in 36 days has to be commended, and I want to commend my good friend the Leader of the Opposition Jess Wilson for her Fresh Start tour – getting around the entire state and meeting with everyday Victorians. It was a great pleasure to join her for a lot of the tour all across the state and in the northern suburbs. I had the pleasure of visiting the Presentation of Our Lord Greek Orthodox Parish in Coburg in the seat of Pascoe Vale, and I would like to thank Bishop Evmenios, Father Leo and Father George for joining us for a delightful discussion. We also visited OneWay Bakery in Thomastown and met with local traders there. We also joined with the African community in Footscray with my colleague Trung Luu, and we visited Essendon with our candidate Tommy Ledoux. We visited the Laurel pub and took Jess to the closed Flemington police station. And of course we visited Greenvale with Cr Jim Overend, our candidate, and visited Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurudwara and Kali Mata Mandir temple. It was great to go to Donnybrook with our candidate for Yan Yean Amanda Dow and announce our commitment to Donnybrook Road. It was great to see the warm reception for the next premier of Victoria Jess Wilson.