Mr O'BRIEN (Minister for Gaming) -- I again raise in this Parliament the concerns of Malvern electorate residents regarding the development proposal for 590 Orrong Road in Armadale. The scale of the proposal is excessive for the area. In particular, the proposed height of up to 12 storeys and the pr... (15-Mar)
Mr O'BRIEN (Minister for Gaming) -- It is a pleasure to rise to speak on the motion for adoption of the address-in-reply to the Governor's speech. At the outset I congratulate the Acting Speaker and the Speaker on their election to those very important positions in this house in the 57th Parliament.... (30-Jun)
Mr O'BRIEN (Malvern) -- The matter I raise is for the attention of the Minister, and the action I seek is for the minister to take action to plan for and fund the grade separation of the railway level crossing on Burke Road, Glen Iris, at Gardiner station.
I raised the matter of level crossings ... (05-Oct)
Mr O’BRIEN (Malvern) — I raise a matter for the Minister for Public Transport. The action I seek is for the safety at Malvern railway station to be improved by upgrading it to premium status so that the station is staffed seven days a week from the first train until the last.
As member... (15-Sep)
Mr O'BRIEN (Malvern) -- I raise a matter for the attention of the Minister for Planning, and the action I seek is for the minister to amend planning policies that are imposing inappropriate high-rise, high-density developments across my electorate.
The Brumby government has a fetish for developm... (02-Sep)
Mr O'BRIEN (Malvern) -- Despite 11 years of infrastructure neglect, the Brumby government's Melbourne 2030 planning laws continue to shoehorn high-rise, high-density housing developments into established suburbs in my Malvern electorate; and just as bad is the planning minister's propensity to call ... (29-Jul)
Mr O'BRIEN (Malvern) -- I raise a matter for the attention of the Minister for Roads and Ports, and the action I seek is for the minister to stop his shameful neglect of the Malvern electorate when it comes to ensuring that adequate noise walls are installed along the Monash Freeway and Dandenong Ro... (25-May)
Mr O'BRIEN (Malvern) -- I raise a matter for the Premier. The action I seek is that the Premier direct that a couple who have been poorly treated by his government be reimbursed for licensing fees they should never have been charged. The bushfires of Black Saturday, 7 February 2009, were the greates... (14-Apr)
Mr O'BRIEN (Malvern) -- The residents and traders of Stonnington and Yarra have stood united against this government's attempt to destroy their local shopping precincts through extended clearways. Residents will suffer traffic flooding into local streets and traders know that further restrictions to... (25-Feb)
Mr O'BRIEN (Malvern) -- I raise a matter for the attention of the Minister for Sport, Recreation and Youth Affairs. The action I seek is for the minister to support the application by the Glen Iris Junior Football Club for funding to go towards the redevelopment of facilities at Muir Pavilion at Koo... (03-Sep)