James Newbury is the Member for Brighton in the Victorian Parliament.
James was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2018 and represents Brighton, Brighton East, Elwood, and Hampton.
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23 hours ago
'LIKE' TO STOP LADY FORSTER BEING EVICTED!
The State Labor Government intends to evict Lady Forster Kindergarten from the Elwood foreshore in December 2023. We need your support!
James, can you tell us why the ALP are doing this?
Smells of development $$$$ in the air. Makes zero sense to evict a much needed, long standing valued kinda for absolutely no reason. If they are genuinely suddenly so fearful of the kinda's location they need to relocate them nearby.
Is that the reason that there has been no development and restoration of the playground and the unsightly barricading in the area for what, the past two/three years,
Beat Up.
4 days ago
BRIGHTON PRIMARY SCHOOL.
Brighton Primary School has a new Principal. Today, I met with Steve Meade, and welcomed him into our community. Steve spoke to me about the first class resources at the school and the opportunity to enhance school infrastructure and build for the future.
4 days ago
CASTLEFIELD QUILTING GROUP.
The Castlefield Quilting Group have been based at the Castlefield Community Centre, in Bluff Road, for decades. The Group are very talented. This morning, I dropped in and met Norma who has made terrific new aprons for the Brighton Men’s Shed Group.
Carolyn Booth
4 days ago
CHURCH ST - FARMERS MARKET.The farmers' market experience comes to Brighton!
Brighton Farmers Market will be held on the 3rd Saturday of each month in the grounds St Andrews Brighton, 228 New Street, Brighton (corner of Church Street). We're bringing you farm fresh fruit and veg and gourmet produce - direct from the producer to you.
Starts this Sat 21st Sept, 8.30am - 1pm.
Theodore Kondelos
Awesome!
Very exciting 👍🏻🌸❤️💖💕
Claudia Genesin
Great news James, I love farmers market 🌞🌻🌸🌟
Sam Gill
Trish Sefertzis
Brooke Harvey
6 days ago
ELSTERNWICK PARK - FAMILY FUN DAY.
Despite yesterday’s signs of Spring disappearing 🌨 today 🌨, there was a great turn-out for the Family Fun Day at Elsternwick Park - even Spider-Man turned up!
6 days ago
CABRINI HOSPITAL BRIGHTON - DEMENTIA FRIENDLY.
We have all been touched by a relative, friend or loved one who has had dementia. I recently visited Cabrini Brighton to launch a joint partnership project with Dementia Australia, aimed at creating Australia’s first purpose-designed dementia-friendly rehabilitation environment in a hospital setting. A wonderful initiative.
A great initiative & the other Cabrini withMaternity ..both ends of life spectrums 🎺Congrats
Providing this is separate to the other wards that’s great . I have always liked Cabrini however when I was a patient there I had a patient in the next room screaming to go home . I found this very disturbing and not the hospital it used to be . I found the nurses lovely however overworked and I relied on them for help as I had s badly broken ankle which unfortunately the plates became infected . So had to be opened up again and go through the process again this time at Epworth which I could not fault
Interesting / I do think the best Specialists & nurses are leaving & going to HOLMESEN PRIVATE or EPWORTH . Keep up U ‘re Private Health & keep smiling .. like KEEPING UP WITH APPEARANCES ( Mrs. bouquet! BUCKET. ( H) ..⏳🍓cheers
Love to know more about this James. Sounds a fantastic program
Are they patients or staff?
At a personal level I would like to thank you for the update. Many of us are touched by a partner or relative affected by this illness. Good work, James 👍
6 days ago
IN PARLIAMENT - HONK & GO.
With our suburbs densifying, we need to consider new ways to keep our streets safer. Many of my constituents have raised with me their growing concerns over the increasing number of driveway incidents that are occurring in our community—incidents that too often involve young children. A honk-and-go policy could make our suburbs and our children safer.
At least two or three honks and go. With drive ways next to each other and cars in each one some times it's difficult to see what car is honking if it honks once. One honk does not identify what car is about to move if walking past a couple of drive ways. 1/ One honk - Alert 2/ Second honk - Idenitify what car is going to move. 3/ Third honk - When moving reversing or driving out of drive way.
An active travel policy and plan would do even more. Can’t get hit by a car if there aren’t any cars. I’ve emailed my thoughts.
I always sound my horn whilst reversing from my driveway even though I have a reversing camera.
Maybe some honks in EPN also 😁
This is actually a really terrible idea, and I highly doubt that it will work. Is there any research to suggest it will?? Drivers just need to slow right down and actually pay careful attention in driveways. If they think all they need to do is honk, this will lead to more incidents, and is actually a dangerous thing to encourage.
7 days ago
IN PARLIAMENT - NEW BRIGHTON MEN’S SHED.
Men's Shed has opened a new site in Dendy Street, Brighton. The community-based organisation provides men with the opportunity to come together to exchange ideas, learn new skills, work on community projects and most importantly build long-term friendships.
Wonderful Community needfor men’s health & sociabilty contacts also ! Guys need especially after retire - ment ! A lot don’t have interests & loose the comradeship of daily interaction with work ,. ,? Congratulations 🇦🇮👁🔆
7 days ago
IN PARLIAMENT - 1ST ELWOOD SCOUT GROUP.
The 1st Elwood Scouts Group is an institution. Congratulations to Group Leader Tony Ashcroft, Leader Catherine Gulliver and the whole group on their successes and I wish them well for the future.
7 days ago
IN PARLIAMENT - ELWOOD BOWLS CLUB.
Elwood Bowls Club is a community hub with a terrific age mix of members. The club provides a great opportunity for locals to get together, meet new people and enjoy a game of bowls.
7 days ago
IN PARLIAMENT - SUPPORTING BAYCISS.
The Bayside Community Information & Support Services is a not-for-profit charity that provides a range of much-needed services including up to a dozen food and blanket care packages for the homeless each week.
1 week ago
A sharp increase in the number of MPs with babies and young children is driving new initiatives to make Parliament a more family-friendly place to work. Almost one third of MPs are currently aged between 25 and 45 and three members of the Legislative Assembly welcomed new babies in the early months of the new Parliament.
Seems like a very good innovative thing to do.
There should be no parents with pram spaces anywhere , there isn’t enough disabled spaces anywhere, you don’t need special parking spots just because you have children
More like the Simpletons of Victoria
So did a lot of other parents ! Why are MP’s so special when they have kids? Just do your bloody jobs
Looking good for our future ..may the new Generation have belief & trust from State & Federal Parliament to base their future on the LIBERAL LEADERS🇦🇮🔆🎺👁
1 week ago
HONK BEFORE YOU GO.
Kidsafe Victoria record that seven young children are killed in driveway incidents each year. ‘LIKE’ if you think drivers should honk their horns before leaving the driveway.
It does annoy neighbours. I think stopping at footpath and then going out at 2km/hr should work?
Perhaps make it a kid free electorate?
‘Estimates’ lol ok.
Definitely have to with our exit. Glad we did too on a few occasions.
It should really be law.
No way! Young children won’t bat an eyelid at a car honking (my toddler loves it - but it wouldn’t change anything he was doing), and the drivers will probably become complacent thinking that honking is enough, when it absolutely isn’t. They need to know exactly where their children are when reversing, and that someone is supervising them during that time. Honking will just piss off the neighbours, and possibly lead to more deaths if drivers are led to believe that honking will magically transport a child out of harms way!
I've been personally hit by cars coming out of driveways before and I'm a full sized person they shouldn't have missed seeing so I don't know how honking would help.
I always honk before I go and, more than once, I have found pedestrians waiting for me that I couldn’t see.
Souad
Or just have a car with side camera and check it. Not that hard really.
Another hair brain idea,,Yes it will annoy neighbors,How about opening eyes and looking,most cars these days have REVERSE CAMERAS
