Rachel Westaway MP

I spoke to Joy Media about the recent parliamentary sitting week where the Victorian Liberals proposed a motion of no confidence against Premier Jacinta Allan.

Prahran Market has been at the heart of our community since 1864 and it deserves real support, not spin.

Labor’s candidate says she stands with the market, but it is her own Labor Government mates making it harder to shop there, driving up the cost of living and increasing the cost of parking with their so-called congestion levy.

My support for the market is unequivocal. I have called for it to be listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, for improvements to community safety, and for long term certainty and funding for the traders to help revitalise local businesses.

Let’s protect Prahran Market.

Here is a snippet of what we spoke about at our Prahran Community Forum!

The Victorian Liberals have a plan to deliver more homes, more choice and greater housing affordability for all Victorians.

- Fast-tracking home building in existing, identified growth areas - clearing Labor's backlog of 27 Precinct Structure Plans (PSPs) to get more homes built sooner.
- Rejuvenate Melbourne CBD as a place to live and work - expanding the Capital City Zone (CCZ) to enable more development, housing and economic opportunity.
- Liveable middle and outer suburbs - restoring the local voice to planning- supporting local voice to guide the future of neighbourhoods through community-led structure plans.
- Building new homes in our regional centres - working directly with local councils to support sustainable growth across regional Victoria.

In November, Victorians will have a clear choice between a Labor Government that has removed their voice or our Liberals and Nationals team who will put Victorians back at the centre of planning decision in their community.

Calling Labor out on their BS. Victorians are over it, they want a change and we will deliver it.

When schools lose funding, students lose support.

I raised with the Minister for Education concerns about a significant reduction in equity funding at Windsor Primary School. This funding helps provide vital on-site wellbeing services for students and families who need extra support.

Every child deserves access to the support they need to learn, thrive and succeed. I'll continue advocating for our local schools and the resources they need to support students.