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.
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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.
Stop Supermarket Price Gouging
Stop Seismic Blasting in the Otway Basin
Stop the Demolition: Save Public Housing
Better Public Transport & Accessible Tram Stops
Homes, Not Hotels
Save Live Music in Victoria
Keep Kids Out of Prison: Raise the Age of Criminal Responsibility
Pill Testing Now!
Proper Funding for our State Schools
Emission Reduction Targets
Safer Streets for Bikes and Walking
Protected Bike Lanes for Brunswick
Black Lives Matter
No Future in Gas
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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May news: state budget, renters’ rights, solar for apartments and more
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Victoria`s Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) needs to be strengthened.
Victorian`s shouldn`t have to accept the same old poor standards - now is the time for reform
Which intersection do you think needs these upgrades? Comment below ⬇️
The Brunswick West community has been campaigning for improvements along Melville and the 58-tram route. One in eight pedestrian injuries in Merri-bek occur along this route, on Melville Road, Dawson Street, and Grantham Road.
I`ve raised concerns about pedestrian safety at the intersections of Melville and Albion, and Melville and Hope, where two people have died since 2022, and more have been injured. I`m hopeful that these intersections will be included in the government`s pedestrian safety upgrades.
I`ll be sure to update you when we know more, and will continue campaigning for better infrastructure for vulnerable road users.
If you`re concerned about road safety in the Brunswick electorate (Brunswick West, Brunswick, Brunswick East, Carlton North, Fitzroy North, or Princes Hill), send me a DM or email me at [email protected]
Thanks to all the incredible people who came out to @black.spark_ for a screening of Southern Blast, a documentary explaining the damage done by gas and oil exploration in the Bass Strait.
If you missed the screening you can now watch the film on youtube for free (link in my bio). It`s an incredibly powerful film and the perfect excuse to invite your mates around for a winter movie night. @oceanclimatenetwork has a letter writing tool which makes it easy to write to your MP and take action to stop seismic blasting (link in bio).
Huge thanks to our panelists, Darren Noyes-Brown (Surfrider), Greta Carroll (OCEAN) and Samantha Ratnam (Greens) for sharing your experiences campaigning to save the Southern Ocean.
And if you want to learn more about ensuring a safe climate future, join @elleninmelbourne back at @black.spark_ next Thursday for a forum discussing which laws need to change to ensure a safe climate future.
I think my barista is trying to send me a message...
@carolinacafebar thanks for keeping me caffeinated and bratty and week long! 💚
There`s a lot happening in the electorate this month!
Scroll through to learn more and head to my Facebook page for links.
#Brunswick #fitzroynorth #carltonnorth #princeshill
Yesterday I popped into Brunswick Savers for a quick Diabetes health check.
@diabetesvictoria and @lifeprogramvic will be at Salvo’s all this week for National Diabetes Week, offering free health checks that take less than 5 minutes.
Around 90 Victorians develop diabetes every day - it’s the fastest growing chronic condition in Australia.
Knowledge around prevention and management are key to supporting those who are at risk of developing, or live with diabetes.
If you can’t make it to Savers this week, you can use an online risk calculator tool on the Diabetes Victoria website to check your risk level and find support services.
Labor is letting tens of thousands of homes sit empty while so many struggle to find a place to live.
We need a housing system that puts people before profit. Everyone deserves a safe and affordable home.
Always was and always will be Aboriginal Land 🖤💛♥️
Today we marched from VAHS Fitzroy through the city with thousands of Mob and allies.
We must listen, learn, and engage in meaningful yarns with Mob, fostering a society where the wisdom and contributions of First Nations peoples are fully valued and respected.
21 students are facing suspension or expulsion over their participation in the Gaza solidarity encampment and occupation of Mahmoud`s Hall.
These students were successful in forcing the uni to disclose its relationship with weapons manufacturers and are now being targeted for their bravery.
Student protests have been at the forefront of reform throughout history. Solidarity with these students.
We need safe injecting rooms that have the capacity for resuscitation and other resources to save lives.
These synthetic opioids, fentanyl, nitazenes - they’re in pills, they’re in powders, they’re injected. They’re everywhere and they’re here now.
Labor, there`s no shame in a U-turn aimed at saving lives.
A story we`re all too familiar with.
Freeze rents now.
Victoria’s mental health system needs to better support lived experience workers with secure, permanent work.
@aivgoesgreen and I recently had the privilege of chatting to HACSU members working in lived experience roles within our mental health system.
They told us about the important work they do in supporting people who are accessing the mental health system, and the valuable insight they bring from their own experiences.
Lived experience workers make our mental health system more empathetic and supportive, and can help ensure treatment is more effective.
The Victorian Government needs to act on the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Mental Health, and properly value the expertise that lived experience workers bring to our mental health system.
🎉 less investors, more owner occupiers!
Renters shouldn`t have to pay off a landlord`s property while struggling to save for their own futures.
We need less tax breaks for property investors and more affordable housing for renters and first home buyers wanting to break into the market.
Things need to change. It`s time to put a stop to this gross power imbalance.
Thousands of people pass by or through Melbourne General Cemetery every day.
At the moment, the cemetery is very dry and degraded, and a lot of the graves are in disrepair.
Across Australia and around the world, many cemeteries are maintained as peaceful havens and even tourist destinations. They can be beautiful picnic and walking spots, sanctuaries for local wildlife and a peaceful green space to remember the past.
Over the past few years, we’ve been working alongside our Greens councillors to get the government to commit to breathing new life into the cemetery, and recently they’ve started to listen.
But more work is needed. We need a whole picture plan and a commitment to making this the world class green space that it could be.
Let’s make Melbourne General Cemetery the best it can be: a lush local walking spot, an iconic place to commemorate those who have come before us, and a peaceful, green space to visit. Head to the link in Tim’s bio to learn more about our plan for this space.
Almost halfway through the government’s term, in the worst housing crisis in living memory, Labor has done nothing to make renting affordable.
If a renter gets caught in arrears they are kicked out of their home. So Labor is on notice: they’re overdue on rental reform. Unless we see real action on the housing crisis, Victorian renters will kick Labor out because the Greens are moving in to fix this crisis.
What`s happening in the Brunswick electorate this month? Heaps! Send me a DM if you`re struggling to find any event information.
As of this month, new gas extraction near the 12 Apostles has officially started. It’s the first gas extraction licence to be approved in Victoria in a decade – and unfortunately, it’s just the beginning.
Join @timreadgreens , @samantharatnam , and campaigners from Surfrider Foundation and OCEAN at a free screening of Southern Blast at @black.spark_ , and a discussion about how our community can work together to protect our seas and our climate.
The Greens are calling on Labor to tackle food insecurity and regulate supermarkets to stop supermarket price gouging, because we know they can and we know that you want action. That is why, last year, the Greens secured an inquiry into food security here in Victoria.
Submissions are now open to you, so you can tell the government about how food insecurity and the cost of food is impacting you.
Are you experiencing or have you experienced food insecurity? Are you cutting back on groceries or other necessities due to the cost of food? How has that impacted your physical and mental health? What do you think needs to be done to lower the cost of food and improve access? These are all things the Legal and Social Issues Committee wants to know.
This is your chance to make your voice heard. We know sharing your experience has an impact. Together, let’s make this an issue the Government can`t ignore.
The Greens believe food is essential and we know the Government could tackle food insecurity and stop supermarket price gouging by allowing the Essential Services Commision (ESC) to regulate supermarkets. The ESC can set maximum profit margins on certain grocery items, so essential items have fair prices!
Make your submission via the link in bio. All you need is a spare few minutes to share your story and solution, it’s that easy!
