December 06 2023
The Weekly Times December 6th, 2023, Edition discusses the Hemp Industry’s potential in Gippsland.
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Police Investigating Police: Rachel to Introduce a Bill to Restore IBAC’s Independence
Rachel Payne MP is introducing the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission Amendment (Functions) Bill 2026, aimed at fixing a provision in the IBAC Act that has left police misconduct effectively investigated by police.
Family Violence Response Model
A Family Violence Response Model That Works — Now It Needs Funding Rachel Payne MP is calling on the Victorian Government to fund the statewide expansion of the Alexis Family Violence Response Model (Alexis-FVRM) — a coordinated police and social services approach that’s already delivering…
Cautions Not Cuffs: Time to Make Existing Police Policy the Law
Cannabis has been prohibited in Australia for almost a century. It is a failed policy. Australians continue to consume cannabis and they always will. In 2024 Victoria police acknowledged this, updating the Victorian Police Operational Manual to make cautioning the default option for minor, personal possession. It was the right call. But the arrests keep coming. Today, LCV is calling for what should have already happened: make cautioning the law.
Victory for Locals: VCAT Bins Filthy Dump Proposal in Hampton Park
Casey residents can breathe a collective sigh of relief – VCAT has upheld a decision to deny a contentious waste-transfer station in Hampton Park. Residents didn’t want it, the EPA rejected it and local Member Rachel Payne stood with residents to fight against it. Veolia fought all the way to VCAT, but they lost!
Let Victoria’s hemp industry blossom
Rachel asked the government to prioritise the introduction of standalone industrial hemp legislation. As a versatile and sustainable material for fuel, construction and cosmetics, the benefits of hemp are far-reaching. However, the Victorian government are still behind the eight-ball on hemp industry growth and investment. Rachel called on the government to remove the barriers to industrial hemp licensing, as industry growth would in turn assist Victorians with oil shortages, cost-of-living and affordable housing.
Dandenong South Incinerator Has Residents Inflamed
Late last year Rachel Payne MP raised the rapid expansion of Waste to Energy (WtE) in Victoria in Parliament. Despite serious environmental and health concerns, enormous rubbish incinerators are either being built or planned in a so-called “ring of fire” around Melbourne.