Tim Read Greens MP for Brunswick
What matters to you?
As our local MP, I’m fighting for our community. Please tell me what matters to you most, so I can be your voice in state Parliament.
Don’t see your issues here? Tell me what else matters to you.
Tim Read Greens MP for Brunswick
What matters to you?
As our local MP, I’m fighting for our community. Please tell me what matters to you most, so I can be your voice in state Parliament.
Don’t see your issues here? Tell me what else matters to you.
Hi, I’m Tim. A Brunswick local, here to represent you in the Victorian Parliament.
Emission Reduction Targets
Safer Streets for Bikes and Walking
Protected Bike Lanes for Brunswick
Black Lives Matter
No Future in Gas
Greening Melbourne General Cemetery
We Need a Fairer Housing System
Rent Freeze Now
Revitalise Sydney Road
I love Brunswick and our shared commitment to diversity and fairness. As a local, I want to keep Brunswick liveable.
- Tim Read
ABOUT ME
I'm a Brunswick local and your representative in Victorian Parliament.
Hi, I’m Tim. I’m a dad, a doctor and medical researcher, and I’ve lived in Brunswick for over twenty years.
Since 2018 I’ve been Brunswick’s MP in Victorian Parliament – and I’m the first Green to be elected here.
I’m committed to pushing the government further and faster on the climate emergency. We need to get Victoria off gas and coal, and ensure housing and infrastructure are developed sustainably.
I’m fighting to create for better conditions and protections for renters, more affordable housing, and I want new housing developments in our area to be planned with people, amenity and green space in mind – not profit.
Like lots of people in the inner-north, I ride my bike most places. And I want to see better bike lanes, and sustainable transport options in our area.
I’ve always loved getting out of the city and spending time in the bush. I’ve been on some great walks in the Otways, at the Prom and in Victoria’s high country. And I’ve rafted the Franklin River in Tasmania with my son. I want to see Australia’s forests, oceans and biodiversity protected from deforestation, mining, gas extraction and global warming.
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Every trip counts.
Passenger cars and light vehicles contribute 60% of our transport emissions, and over 10% of Australia`s total emissions.
Let`s change that. 🚲
#auspol #activetransport #sustainabletransport #naarm #melbourne #brunswick #cycling #bike
Time for Victoria to catch up with the rest of the country and abolish group voting tickets once and for all!
#SpringSt #auspol #melbourne #naarm #vic
Unlimited rent increases are forcing people to choose between keeping a roof over their head and putting food on the table.
Renters in every capital city are in a worse position than before the pandemic, according to the annual Rental Affordability Index from SGS Economics and peak body National Shelter.
We are in the middle of a housing crisis. The Government needs to make unlimited rent increases illegal to provide long term reprieve to renters.
#auspol #RentersRights #SpringSt
Today is International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. In 1948, the Nakba marked the beginning of an occupation that persists to this day.
This conflict is not new. It did not begin on the 7th of October. Today I recognize those who have lost their lives, children, healthcare workers, journalists, and civilians. I share grief with members of our own community who are affected by the ongoing occupation. With those who were forced out of their homes, made to abandon their businesses and their livelihoods. We see you, and we stand with you.
End the occupation ✊
#auspol
The cost of food is out of control.
Today The Greens’ motion for a Food Affordability Inquiry will be debated in parliament.
This is an important opportunity to make food more affordable for everyone and push for an end to supermarket price gouging.
The government, opposition and crossbench will vote on whether this inquiry happens or not. We need to make sure they know that the community wants action.
Sign and share the petition to tell them to support the inquiry and stop price gouging! Link in bio
Pressure works ✊
During a housing crisis, homes should not be sitting empty. After pushing Labor for strong action, today the Greens successfully secured a huge win for renters.
We will not support Labor`s policies that ignore renters and destroy public housing.
Labor still refuses to adopt rent controls to make renting affordable. We won`t give up until unlimited rent increases are illegal.
We will fight for renters at every step.
#auspol #HousingIsAHumanRight #RentersRights
Good news for renters! The Greens have secured laws that will free up more homes for renters experiencing record low availability of homes.
Pressure works. We pushed Labor for strong action on the housing crisis and successfully secured changes to Victoria’s empty homes laws, which will make up to 5,000 extra homes available to renters.
Investors are hoarding empty properties, while renters struggle to find an affordable home. In a housing crisis, homes should not be sitting empty.
People who own houses but keep them empty will now have to pay a higher tax, until they put them on the rental market for people to actually live in.
Victorian Labor does not take the housing crisis seriously. Time and again, their policies put property developer profits before people.
That`s why the Greens used our balance of power in parliament to push this government to adopt our plan to make more homes available to renters, instead of letting them sit empty.
We are in a housing crisis, where renters face unlimited rent increases and struggle to keep their heads above water.
The Greens will not support Labor`s housing policies that ignore renters and destroy public housing.
Labor still refuses to adopt rent controls to make renting affordable. We won`t give up until unlimited rent increases are illegal.
We will fight for renters at every step.
#auspol #HousingIsAHumanRight #RentersRights
Kids don`t belong in jail. Join the action to #raisetheage
Last year, state Attorneys-General refused to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14, despite the evidence that locking up kids sets them on a path to further offending, rather than making us safer.
Victorian Labor says they`ll raise the age of criminal responsibility to 12, falling short of international standards and medical expert advice. They`ve put a further increase off until after the next election.
This Friday, federal, state and territory Attorneys-General are meeting to discuss their plans to address the minimum age of criminal responsibility. Let`s send them a message that children don`t belong behind bars.
✨ How you can help:
You can help by signing the petition in my bio, emailing or calling the Victorian Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes, and Premier Jacinta Allen, to demand they #raisetheage and joining the online action by posting, or sharing a #raisetheage post.
Head to the link in my bio for information on how to email your Attorney-General including email templates, and for social media tiles that you can share on the platform of your choice.
#auspol #SpringSt
Met with a group of sustainability experts at @bepstwilightmarket this afternoon!
They told me all about the importance of composting and gave me a tour of their thriving garden 🪴
There`s still a few hours to bid in their silent auction! Plenty of spoils to be won, and even more great food and drinks on offer
🚲 Join us tomorrow with @bikelanes4johnstonst 🚲
& sign the petition in my bio #safestreetsforeveryone
We`re celebrating 28 years of critical mass in Naarm!
Join the protest this Friday for better cycling infrastructure and safety measures for all road users! We ride slowly, in a large group to create a safe and inclusive critical mass that takes over the road 🚲🛴🦽🚲
#brunswick #carltonnorth #fitzroynorth
Naloxone saves lives. It`s that simple.
Also known as Narcan, naloxone can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
But with stronger and stronger opioids (like fentanyl) arriving in Australia, naloxone often needs to be administered much faster than an ambulance can arrive.
We need anyone who wants it to be able to access naloxone. From first responders and social workers to friends and family of people at risk of an overdose.
The Labor Government needs to update the laws that restricts naloxone access to certain classes of people before it becomes a massive public health concern.
#auspol #harmreductionworks
Just bought a cake and was upsold some chilli oil at the cakes and preserves stall at the Princes Hill Primary School fete.
Lunch options look great - the paella is measured by the hectare.
I`m launching our new policy to use these fetes to fund AUKUS and divert the sub money for government schools. Sounds fair?
Come and get some chilli oil!
Public transport must be accessible for everyone.
At the moment, only two stops along a 5.5km stretch of Sydney Road are accessible for people with limited mobility. Whether you rely on a wheelchair, or have recently had hip surgery, that one big step up onto the tram is a barrier that tells you you`re not welcome.
The lack of accessibility is an issue all over Melbourne and Victoria. It makes independence more difficult and sends a message to people with disability that this service was not made for them.
The Labor Government had until the end of last year to make all public transport accessible under federal legislation. They have failed to do this.
Thank you to the amazing people who have been a part of the Sydney Road Accessible Tram Stops Campaign especially Christian, who championed this movement.
This problem cannot wait any longer. We need accessible tram stops now.
#auspol
Save their future!
We need to leave the future generation with a world they can safely inhabit and that means a just transition away from coal and gas.
Labor continues to approve new fossil fuel projects, both federally and here in Victoria. Enough is enough.
#votforourfutures #peoplenotprofit
Safe streets for everyone! Last week we ran a forum on safe streets and active transport in the Inner North and were blown away by the community response!
There is a huge push in the inner north for more bike and pedestrian infrastructure to keep everyone safe, no matter how they choose to travel.
Huge thanks to everyone who came out to the forum! Especially our speakers @adampulford @cr_sophie_wade Crystal Legacy, and Andrea Bunting from Walk on Merri-bek.
And another big thank you to @holdenstreet Neighbourhood House for hosting us! If you haven`t already, check out your local neighbourhood house 💚
There will be plenty more opportunities to get involved in the campaign for safer streets. Sign up with the link in my bio to stay up to date and hear about future opportunities.
If you`ve gone past the Victorian Parliament in the past month, you might know Ihab. He, and others, have been on the steps in protest of the occupation of Palestine. He told me he has lost many family members.
Yesterday I invited Ihab to sit in the gallery while I ask the Allan Government about Victorias relationship with Elbit, one of Israels largest, privately owned weapons suppliers.
RMIT has recently cut ties with the company following a student lead campaign. I asked the Premier if her government would do same.
You can see her response on my page
#auspol
Elbit Coporation is the largest weapons supplier to Israel.
RMIT has recently cut ties with Elbit, so what will it take for the Labor Government in Victoria to do the same?
The world has sat by and watched Israel commit war crimes against the people of Palestine, likely with Elbit weapons. We have watched on as hospitals have been bombed and children have been killed. We have watched people in our community lose loved ones in Gaza and sit in dispair as they are unable to contact their family members who remain.
At what point will the Allan Government say enough is enough?
#auspol #fyp
Petition handover! Thank you to Christian and everyone else who has been a part of the @sats_campaign for accessible tram stops on Sydney Road
Sydney Road has only two accessible tram stops over a 5.5km stretch of road. For people with limited mobility, walking aids, wheelchairs, or prams the tram line is almost completely inaccessible.
The Victorian Government had until the end of last year to make public transport accessible and have completely failed to do so.
The only accessible option for Brunswick residents is the upfield train line, which will be temporarily closed when construction of the Skyrail project begins. This will leave residents with different mobility needs unable to use public transport in the area.
We cannot continue to block people with disabilities from public infrastructure.
Yesterday I collected the petition to table in Parliament. The Victorian Greens will fight for updates to our public transport system to make trams, trains, and busses accessible for everyone.
#auspol
Heaps happening in Brunswick in November!
Head to my Facebook for all event links or DM if you’re struggling to find information. All events are free unless otherwise specified. Registration of attendance may be required for some events.
Are you hosting community event, exhibition, workshop, or other in the Brunswick Electorate? Email [email protected] with the details to be included in our next update.*
*free & accessible community events will be prioritised
