Sheed supports emergency extension

With Dan Andrews mistakes in handling Victoria’s response to the Covid 19 pandemic and his subsequent grab for power with the six-month state of emergency extension I wondered what the member for Shepparton’s response would be.

An investigation of Hansard revealed that Ms. Sheed supported Dan Andrews.

This came as no surprise as Ms. Sheed often supports the Andrew’s Labor State government on matters of importance.

What did surprise me however was the fact that in her own speech to parliament Ms. Sheed favoured a three-month extension. This leads me to ask why she then supported six months?

Ms Sheed was the only country independent member to support the bill with both Russell Northe ember for Morwell and Ali Cupper, Member for Mildura not supporting the bill.

I can’t help wonder if Mr Northe and Ms Cupper have paid closer attention to their constituents’ concerns about Dan Andrews despotic grab for power.

Given the people of Shepparton’s concerns about the government’s ability to manage the crisis it might have been nice if Ms Sheed would have done the same

Marty Richardson

Shepparton