Withdraw from the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. Withdraw from the Shepparton Education Plan.
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There was a common message from some of our local parliamentarians in Spring St this week.
Political reporter James Bennett reports on what you might have missed.
Withdraw now to save farmers
Member for Northern Victoria Tim Quilty has called on the Victorian Government to immediately withdraw from the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.
The Liberal Democrat said on the back of the huge Tocumwal Rally last week it was clear the Federal Government wasn't listening to farmers and irrigators.
"When you see 3000 turning up at a protest, you know something has gone terribly wrong. Protestors are beyond frustrated.
"Their livelihoods are on the line and their own governments are driving them into the dry dirt," Mr Quilty said.
In a rare bipartisan agreement both Liberal member Wendy Lovell and Labor member Mark Gepp said they would not agree with the motion to withdraw from the basin plan.
The final vote was four to 35 against the motion to withdraw from the basin plan.
Lower house Member for Shepparton Suzanna Sheed was also vocal on water policy.
She called on the government to investigate the claims made by Professor Peter Gell that the South Australian Lower Lakes were not freshwater but estuarine prior to human intervention.
Ms Sheed also told Water Minister Lisa Neville to do whatever necessary to release a possible 75 gigalitres back into Goulburn Murray Irrigation District.
"It is well-known that as a result of the modernisation of our irrigation district and the water savings that we have achieved from that modernisation there is 75 gigalitres of water that is to come back to irrigators as part of that whole operation, and it still has not happened.
"I am reliably advised that 60Gl of that water has now been audited and that there is no reason for any delay in that water being made available by way of delivery to every water shareholder in the GMID to assist them in the months ahead."
Ms Sheed took a swipe at the major parties for not attending the Tocumwal rally.
"There was not a single person from any of the major parties on the day speaking to over 2000 farmers who are in distress."
Ms Lovell said she asked to speak at the rally but was told she couldn't.
Withdraw now to save students
Ms Lovell called on the Victorian Government to immediately pause the Shepparton Education Plan.
The upper house Liberal member moved a motion that the house express concern with the plan.
She didn't deny something needed to be done with education in Shepparton but said by pausing the Shepparton Education Plan it could allow for more consultation with community members.
In her lengthy speech Ms Lovell told parliament of transition, funding, uniform and transport concerns.
Improvements to rail safety
Victoria is set to link up closer with the Federal Government to help create better rail safety outcomes.
The Victorian Government says the Rail Safety Legislation Amendment (National Services Delivery and Related Reforms) Bill 2019 will reduce the administration workload between Transport Victoria and Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator.
Ms Sheed said in the lower house there was little controversy surrounding the bill.
She said it was important for people to appreciate rail safety and she was confident the bill could help achieve that.
"There is a sense in which you get on a train, you do not really think about safety.
"When you are behind the wheel of a car, you are very conscious about a whole range of things because you are in control, you are doing the driving, you are responsible.
"You hand all of that over when you get on a train and yet the need for government to ensure that trains are truly safe is a huge responsibility, and fortunately in this country we have had few terrible incidents and we want it to stay that way.
"Much of the work that gets done is often behind the scenes.
"I know in my electorate people often complain about the fact that they will show up to the station to get a train and there is a bus waiting, and very often the reason for that is because necessary works are being done on the tracks somewhere between Shepparton and Seymour or Seymour and Melbourne that are required to ensure ongoing safety," Ms Sheed said.
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