The Victorian Parliament’s Presiding Officers have today announced that the kitchens at Parliament House will be used to help prepare meals for vulnerable community members.
“The Speaker and I have decided that we must put Parliament’s commercial size kitchens to good use in response to the Coronavirus emergency,” Legislative Council President Shaun Leane said.
Our parliamentary committees are continuing work on their inquiries, but public hearings are postponed for the time being in response to COVID-19.
We wish to advise the community of arrangements at Parliament House following the state of emergency declared in Victoria in response to COVID-19.
MPs have joined together to offer condolences to all the people affected by the recent bushfires in Victoria and other parts of Australia.
Moving tributes have been made in the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council to those who lost their lives, to those who suffered devastating losses and to those who worked tirelessly to save life and property.
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