Member for Monbulk, James Merlino, greeted hundreds of TAFE students, teachers and staff at Parliament House to make the point that the Baillieu Government’s harsh $290 million cuts to TAFE are totally unacceptable.
Embattled Police Minister Peter Ryan has admitted he will not meet his election promise to have two PSOs patrolling every station on the suburban rail network, Opposition police spokesman James Merlino said today.
ParkwoodSecondaryCollege, one of the schools within the Maroondah Regeneration project, could be forced to close at the end of the year leaving students, their families and teaching staff with an uncertain future, Shadow Minister for Education James Merlino said today.
The Baillieu Government had to be dragged to the negotiating table on the Community and Public Sector Union wages deal, Deputy Opposition Leader James Merlino said today.
Premier Ted Baillieu’s law and order policy is in tatters with figures showing police numbers falling in high growth areas, Opposition Deputy Leader and Shadow Minister for Police James Merlino said today.