Tim Read Greens MP for Brunswick

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As our local MP, I’m fighting for our community. Please tell me what matters to you most, so I can be your voice in state Parliament.

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Tim Read Greens MP for Brunswick

What matters to you?

As our local MP, I’m fighting for our community. Please tell me what matters to you most, so I can be your voice in state Parliament.

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Don’t see your issues here? Tell me what else matters to you.

Hi, I’m Tim. A Brunswick local, here to represent you in the Victorian Parliament.

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What I’m fighting for

I love Brunswick and our shared commitment to diversity and fairness. As a local, I want to keep Brunswick liveable.

ABOUT ME

I'm a Brunswick local and your representative in Victorian Parliament.

Hi, I’m Tim. I’m a dad, a doctor and medical researcher, and I’ve lived in Brunswick for over twenty years. 

Since 2018 I’ve been Brunswick’s MP in Victorian Parliament – and I’m the first Green to be elected here.

I’m committed to pushing the government further and faster on the climate emergency. We need to get Victoria off gas and coal, and ensure housing and infrastructure are developed sustainably.

I’m fighting to create for better conditions and protections for renters, more affordable housing, and I want new housing developments in our area to be planned with people, amenity and green space in mind – not profit.

Like lots of people in the inner-north, I ride my bike most places. And I want to see better bike lanes, and sustainable transport options in our area.

I’ve always loved getting out of the city and spending time in the bush. I’ve been on some great walks in the Otways, at the Prom and in Victoria’s high country. And I’ve rafted the Franklin River in Tasmania with my son. I want to see Australia’s forests, oceans and biodiversity protected from deforestation, mining, gas extraction and global warming. 

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Tomorrow students across Australia will strike for Palestine.

Labor and the LNP have left students no choice but to take to the streets again. It has now been over 5 months of witnessing a genocide live on social media and Labor`s response has been to cut funding to aid as Palestinians starve.

Federal Labor must restore funding and Victorian Labor needs to cut ties with Israeli weapons manufacturers. Until this is done, Australians of all ages will continue to take to the streets and the Victorian Greens and I will continue to support them.
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This morning the Greens joined XR and Ocean to protest Labor`s plan to seismic blast Victoria`s coast.

Today we have introduced a bill in the Victorian parliament to ban this kind of damaging, offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling.

We don`t need more oil and gas, and we certainly don`t need to be endangering marine life to get it.

Link in bio to sign up for the campaign and help save our whales 🐋
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Shit rentals: Brunswick edition!

We may look happy, but these are smiles of fear that the roof would cave in any second!

The tenants at this Brunswick rental have been left with no support after years of raising concerns about the deteriorating state of the property.

Now, they`ve been evicted with a week`s notice in the middle of a housing crisis.

Keep your eyes peeled for the full tour with @purplepingers
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On Wednesday the Greens will be introducing a Bill to end all new oil and gas drilling in Victoria`s oceans.

We have to protect our marine wildlife and sea country 🖤💛❤️

Join us on Wednesday morning on the steps of parliament to send Labor a message: no new oil and gas drilling!
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Seismic blasting will endanger whales off Victoria`s coast under Labor`s fossil fuel expansion.

The practice, which maps the sea floor to find new sources of oil and gas, is disastrous to the marine environment. Its loud blasts can deafen whales, who rely on sound to navigate and communicate.

We don`t need more oil and gas, and we certainly don`t need to be endangering marine life to get it.

Next week the Greens are pushing a Bill that would stop all new oil and gas exploration and drilling in Victoria’s oceans.

Join us on Tuesday the 5th at Lane`s Edge Wine bar (6-8pm) for a casual drink before we introduce the Bill on Wednesday...

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... on the steps of Parliament on Wednesday morning to tell Labor no new offshore oil and gas drilling!
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Join School Strike for Palestine THIS THURSDAY, 2pm at the state Library.

School students will be walking out of class tomorrow, calling on Labor to stop arming Israel and restore funding to UNRWA. Tag your mates and join the action tomorrow!
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We will continue to speak out in parliament about the unfolding genocide in Gaza.

#freepalestine #VicLaborStopArmingIsrael
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The Victorian Labor Government could stop supermarkt from ripping you off if they wanted to, but they`re choosing not to act.

We need to regulate the supermarkets and take on the price gouging duopoly.

Everyone should be able to afford to put food on the table.

Link in bio to join the campaign!
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Grateful to have received these beautiful handmade postcards as part of the @floodthepost_aus campaign. The Victorian Greens and I will continue to speak out about the genocide in Gaza, despite Labor and the Liberals consistently trying to silence us. We will work towards a lasting peace and a free Palestine. In the meantime, this artwork is going up in my window. 🍉 ...

Next Thursday school students are striking for Palestine.

This marks yet another occasion where Victorian children are displaying more compassion and understanding toward the millions of Palestinians suffering in this conflict, than we are seeing from Labor, Liberal and Nationals MPs.

The Greens will stand with school strikers for Palestine as we call for this devastation to end.

#FreePalestine #CeaseFireNow
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Head to @gabrielledevietri page to see what went down in the chamber. It`s clear the Government does not want to discuss this. ...

Victorians deserve to know who is bank rolling their MPs legal battles. We want to know how much and what that money is being spent on in real time. #springst #integrity ...