The pandemic showed us the cracks in our healthcare system. During January the health crisis dominated the news, with daily reports of a hospital system barely able to cope with an influx of people struggling to breathe as COVID attacked their lungs. No part of our health system was spared as staff shortages worsened and the virus raced through the community. As the number of COVID hospital patients declines and the sense of crisis eases, we should take this opportunity to think about how we could improve our health system, so it’s not always struggling to cope. That’s why I’ve...

Here's our December edition of the Brunswick newsletter. What an eventful couple of months it has been! Here's what you'll find in this issue: Scale it Down campaign update My recent interview with Brunswick Voice Moreland city to be renamed Update on our efforts to stop gas drilling at the Twelve Apostles Getting Brunswick Baths off gas Good news from Parliament    

There has been a lot of misinformation about this Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Pandemic Management) Bill 2021. So what does it really do?

In this month's newsletter, Reopening classrooms - what do we know about covid spread in schools? Bail reform - bringing down Victoria’s booming prison population Gas drilling at the Apostles - what we need to do to stop it LGBT win! The end of discrimation in religious schools and organisations Affordable housing - Brunswick carpark to be converted Scale it Down - protecting Brunswick’s parks from oversize developments Merri Creek mural - chip in to brighten up the bike path!    

In this month’s newsletter, Gas Drilling near the Twelve Apostles Marine National Park Raising the age of criminal responsibility Crown expected to lose their gambling licence Extra Midwives after successful Greens-led campaign New National Parks but first, logging! Art Ride Brunswick’s first-ever separated bike lanes.

To promote bike riding and support local artists, the office of Tim Read MP, organised a local art tour - by bike! 

I’m sure you’ve heard the disappointing news that our lockdown is being extended. If you have any questions I’ll do my best to answer them. Contact me here.  I’ve tried to make this update a brief one as I’m sure you already have enough on your mind.

Call for Submissions – Brunswick for Bikes Art Trail

You’ve probably heard that the Federal Government are no longer recommending the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine for people aged under 50 years. Their language is a little less explicit, but that’s what they mean. Given two of Australia’s vaccine choices have suffered unforeseen setbacks (University of Queensland’s vaccine was the other), I won’t be joining the chorus of those blaming the Federal Government. There are plenty of other good reasons to get mad at them. And here’s why.

In this month’s newsletter, State Parliament When is a child too young to be charged with a crime? Good and bad climate news. EV Tax Introduced Spent Convictions Becomes Law Other News March4Justice The end of rental protections - survey Local News Ride2SchoolDay, Bicycle Network and Brunswick East Primary Nicholson St - 8 crashes too many Local Events