Emergency Management (Electricity Supply Emergencies) Amendment Bill

Response to Second Reading of the Bill: The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I would like to briefly place on the record the Dignity Party's support for this bill and thank the government for the briefing that we received on this. We know...

Sampson Flat and Tantanoola Bushfires

Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. T.T. Ngo: That this council— 1. Acknowledges with gratitude the inspirational efforts of the emergency services staff and volunteers in fighting the Sampson Flat and Tantanoola bushfires which resulted in the declaration of a...

Emergency and Disaster Planning for Students with Disabilities – Response

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking questions of the minister representing the Minister for Education and Child Development about emergency and disaster planning and awareness in schools for students with disabilities. Leave...

Kelly Vincent – Vision Australia Interview on Emergency Management Reform

Richard Morgan: Time to welcome to 5RPH Dignity for Disability MLC Kelly Vincent; Hi Kelly. Kelly Vincent: Hi Richard, how are you going? Richard Morgan: Yeah, good thank you. Now Kelly, I understand Dignity for Disability's introduced a Private Member's...

Emergency Management (Australian Sign Language Interpreter) Amendment Bill

Emergency Management (Auslan Interpreters) Bill - Auslan version from Communication Republic on Vimeo. Introduction and First Reading The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: Introduced a bill for an act to amend the Emergency Management Act 2004. Read a first time. Second Reading...

Emergency Preparedness: A Responsibility and a Right

Kelly Vincent has held a public meeting discussing the legislative and policy changes needed in emergency management following shortcomings in the system during the Sampson Flat bushfires. Demonstrating just how important this issue is for the disability and ageing communities,...