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9 July 2020
Tim Quilty urges review of bridge closures as border communities become torn apart
Liberal Democrats Member for Northern Victoria Tim Quilty has called on the NSW Government to conduct an urgent review of bridge closures along the Victoria-NSW border following an influx of messages from residents whose daily lives have been shattered.
As NSW Police closed off border crossings on Tuesday night, many small communities woke to find that, instead of a police checkpoint, their local bridges had been blocked by heavy concrete barriers.
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7 July 2020
Tim Quilty relieved that Stage 3 restrictions are focused on metropolitan Melbourne
Liberal Democrats Member for Northern Victoria Tim Quilty has expressed relief that the government has finally listened to the voice of regional Victoria after Premier Daniel Andrews announced only metropolitan Melbourne is to go back into lockdown.
As of 11.59 on Wednesday night, residents of Melbourne will go back into stage three restrictions following a daily rise in COVID-19 cases.
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6 July 2020
Tim Quilty condemns closure of Victoria-NSW border due to Melbourne coronavirus spike
Liberal Democrats Member for Northern Victoria Tim Quilty has condemned the decision to close the border between Victoria and NSW.
Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews made the announcement this morning as a result of the increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases in Melbourne.
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7 July 2020
Tim Quilty frustrated by lack of information for border residents as NSW closure nears
Liberal Democrats Member for Northern Victoria Tim Quilty has expressed his extreme frustration at the lack of information for Victorians who will need to cross the border into NSW after it is closed at 11.59 tonight.
After the announcement yesterday of the closure, Mr Quilty’s office began receiving calls and visits from constituents seeking information about what they should do when the border closes.
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6 July 2020
Tim Quilty slams closure of Victoria-NSW border, says communities will be wrecked
Liberal Democrats Member for Northern Victoria Tim Quilty has said the decision to close the border between Victoria and NSW will wreck communities and could lead to mental health issues.
Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews made the announcement this morning as a result of the increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases in Melbourne.
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30 June 2020
Tim Quilty calls for liberation of regional Victoria in wake of metro lockdown
Liberal Democrats Member for Northern Victoria Tim Quilty has called on Premier Daniel Andrews to be even more targeted in his coronavirus strategy and ease restrictions in regional Victoria.
Mr Quilty spoke out in the wake of the Premier’s announcement of the month-long lockdown of 10 Melbourne postcodes, after the number of cases in Victoria spiked dramatically.
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22 June 2020
Tim Quilty says constituents can't follow coronavirus rules if the rules are unclear
Liberal Democrats Member for Northern Victoria Tim Quilty has demanded the Health Minister be more clear on coronavirus messaging.
Mr Quilty told the Health Minister in Parliament that he has received many messages from constituents who are frustrated by a lack of clarity from the Andrews Government.
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19 June 2020
Tim Quilty says three options for Rutherglen's truck woes are all a compromise
Liberal Democrats Member for Northern Victoria Tim Quilty says he is keen to push for a Rutherglen bypass after receiving confirmation there are still just three options officially on the table.
Mr Quilty has been chasing Roads Minister Jaala Pulford for answers during lockdown and has now been given an update.
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18 June 2020
Tim Quilty encourages Victorians to challenge 'revenue-raising' COVID-19 fines
Liberal Democrats Member for Northern Victoria Tim Quilty has encouraged Victorians to challenge their coronavirus-related fines, labelling them “revenue-raising” and “heavy-handed”.
Victoria has issued more fines for breaching COVID-19 restrictions than any other state, with more than 6000 being issued.
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18 June 2020
Tim Quilty says Victorian Government can change policing to reduce deaths in custody
Liberal Democrats Member for Northern Victoria Tim Quilty has urged the Victorian Government to take steps to reduce the number of deaths in custody.
Mr Quilty said the sheer number of laws – many for victimless crimes - which people can be prosecuted for increase the risk of people being harmed, with deaths in custody being the most prominent.
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