MEMBER for Euroa, Annabelle Cleeland, has been appointed to the Victorian Parliament\u2019s lower house Legal and Social Issues Committee.<\/p>\n
The LSIC\u2019s role is to examine matters relating to the Departments of Families, Fairness and Housing; Health; Justice and Community Safety; and Premier and Cabinet.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Ms Cleeland said her appointment, along with her position as Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Health, would help provide a strong voice for country Victoria on important investigations.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlongside the Member for Eildon, Cindy McLeish, we will be ensuring inquiry recommendations aren\u2019t made without considerable input from regional voices,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Ms Cleeland said she hoped the Government would establish probes into issues facing non-metropolitan areas.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Legal and Social Issues Committee oversees housing, health and justice.\u201d she said. \u201cThere are huge issues facing these departments that need to be urgently actioned.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Cleeland said an upper house examination of the October floods showed how parliamentary committees could address significant issues.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will be pushing the Government to establish inquiries that will have a clear purpose and support improved outcomes for regional Victorians,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MEMBER for Euroa, Annabelle Cleeland, has been appointed to the Victorian Parliament\u2019s lower house Legal and Social Issues Committee. The LSIC\u2019s role is to examine matters relating to the Departments of Families, Fairness and Housing; Health; Justice and Community Safety; and Premier and Cabinet. In a statement, Ms Cleeland said her appointment, along with her […]<\/p>\n