Constituency Questions – Social Housing Recommendations
My question is to the Minister for Housing, and I ask on behalf of residents who reside in public housing: when will the government implement the recommendations laid out in the Ombudsman’s report on the social housing complaints handling system?
Members Statement – Housing Crisis
I also speak in support of new proposed laws to give local councils the ability to regulate Airbnbs.
Adjournment – Ending Homelessness
My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Housing, and the action I seek from the minister is to urgently commit to ending homelessness here in Victoria.
Question on Notice- Owner’s Corporation Strata Titles
Sam Hibbins to ask the Minister for Consumer Affairs — Is the government considering reforms to lower the threshold required from Owners Corporations to sell strata titles? Response from the Minister for Consumer Affairs The Government intends to commence a post implementation review in 2025 of a range of recent amendments made to the Owners Corporations […]
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO SAVE PUBLIC HOUSING
Update August 2024: WE DID IT! We got 2,000 signatures to save public housing. Thank you everyone who signed. What now? WE NEED YOUR HELP COLLECTING SIGNATURES FOR A PARLIAMENTARY PETITION TO SAVE PUBLIC HOUSING. We are supporting a resident petition demanding that Labor stop the privatisation of public housing. If we collect 2000 paper signatures, […]
State Taxation Acts and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2023
Can I just say from the outset that the level of hardship, the level of housing insecurity, the level of difficulty that people are facing out there in the Victorian community when it comes to affordable housing, the idea or the fact that there are thousands of homes sitting empty in our community is just abhorrent.
Question on Notice- Air Conditioning in Public Housing
Sam Hibbins to ask the Minister for Development Victoria for the Minister for Housing — In relation to the high-rise public housing towers in the Prahran electorate: (1) When will air conditioners be installed in each property. (2) What kind of air conditioners will be installed. Response from the Minister for Housing I thank the […]
State Taxation Acts and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2023 Second Reading
I rise to speak on behalf of the Greens to the State Taxation Acts and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2023. This bill contains a number of proposed changes to Victoria’s tax system and amends a number of acts relating to the sale of land.
Constituency Question- Rent Controls
Sam Hibbins to ask the Minister for Consumer Affairs — (346) My constituency question is for the Minister for Consumer Affairs, and I ask on behalf of the near two-thirds of Prahran constituents who rent: what is the government doing to stop unlimited rent rises for renters in Prahran? The government’s housing statement has not […]
Adjournment – Public Housing
My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Housing, and the action I seek is for the minister to build more public housing, not privatise public housing estates
