Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill: Protecting the right to choose
Rachel spoke on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment Bill 2025. Rachel acknowledges the evidence supporting individuals’ right to choose.
Road Safety in Casey
Rachel asked if the government would commit to implementing safety measures at a road accident and near miss hotspot on the South Gippsland Highway.
Justice for Victim Survivors
HELP VICTIM SURVIVORS OF INSTITUTIONAL ABUSE GET JUSTICE Victim survivors of institutional child abuse are being denied justice – simply because their perpetrator was not an employee. The recent High Court decision in Bird v DP means that victim survivors of institutional child abuse cannot…
LCV MP welcomes EPA decision not to support Hampton Park Waste Transfer Station
Thursday the 10th of April 2025 South-eastern MP Rachel Payne has welcomed the Environmental Protection Authority’s decision to refuse the global waste giant, Veolia, a development licence for a waste transfer station (WTS) in the suburb of Hampton Park. Ms Payne, from Legalise Cannabis Victoria…
Victoria’s Burning Problem – Waste to Energy
INVESTIGATE WASTE TO ENERGY IN VICTORIA Victoria is building a “ring of fire” of rubbish incinerators. We have more waste to energy (WtE) projects on foot than all other Australian jurisdictions combined. Several new licences have recently been granted and projects are being proposed in…
That’s a Wrap! Legalise Cannabis Victoria 2024
Legalise Cannabis Victoria wrapping up 2024… What a year for Legalise Cannabis Victoria! We managed to secure a law change, sparing medicinal cannabis patients from automatic loss of driving license, we saw pill testing finally become a reality and we made it easier for people…
New discretion for Vic magistrates when medicinal cannabis script holders are unimpaired while driving
Legalise Cannabis Victoria has secured an amendment in the Upper House to allow magistrates to exercise sentencing discretion for drivers who test positive for the cannabinoid chemical tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), if they hold a valid prescription for medicinal cannabis and are unimpaired while driving.
Connecting Communities – Fair, Frequent & Free Buses
Public transport must be accessible to all, but large parts of greater Melbourne lack reliable options. Some areas are completely cut off, or the services are so poor, they might as well not exist.
Health Legislation Amendment (Legislative Reform) Bill 2024
Rachel Payne MP made a contribution to the Health Legislation Amendment (Regulatory Reform) Bill 2024 on behalf of Legalise Cannabis Victoria. As someone who was donor-conceived, Rachel expressed her concerns around the proposed dissolution of the Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority.
Transport Equity Week 2024 – Connecting Communities
It was Transport Equity Week last week and while Queenslanders celebrated their 50c fare public transport trial becoming permanent, Victorians were still paying top dollar for a transport system that leaves everyone outside the city behind.