Gippsland › Latest news › Danny O'Brien MP
Consultancies tripled under Andrews Labor government while front-facing services for Victorians have suffered
The Andrews Labor government's tripled spending on consultancy while front-facing service from Victorian Public Service has reduced, frustrating constituents. Urgent action needed.
This morning's revelations in the Age that the Andrews Labor government has tripled spending on consultancy since coming to government in 2015 should be a surprise to no-one. This is despite Victorian public service numbers having risen around 60 per cent in the same time. What is frustrating about this, though, is the reduction in front-facing service from the Victorian Public Service in recent years.
Poor frontline service of government agencies, worsened by COVID, including BDM Victoria, delaying birth and death certificate inquiries
Poor government services
Based on complaints to my office, the frontline service of many government agencies has been terrible, some of it under the cover of COVID, but not getting much better in recent months. Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria has been one of the worst offenders, with constituents struggling to get hold of BDM for birth and death certificate inquiries. It took one Gippsland family in my electorate eight months to register a baby born outside the hospital system.
Right now the BDM customer service centre - it seems like an oxymoron in the circumstances - is still closed. In recent months I have had constituents with similar problems contacting anyone at Aboriginal Housing Victoria and the working with children check hotline, and we have seen reductions in office opening hours at Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action offices, as previously raised by my colleague the member
Pictures from Google Maps.
Source: http://gippsland.com/
Published by: news@gippsland.com
Darren Chester promotes Mobile Service Centres that offer essential government services like Centrelink and Medicare across Gippsland
Gippsland Water adds customer care pop-ups for in-person payment support in Sale, Drouin, Warragul for July and Moe in August 2024
Latrobe River Bridge at Tyers had completion delayed to August 2024 frustrating residents with safety concerns
Baw Baw Shire attends 2024 Australian Local Government Association National General Assembly in Canberra advocating peri urban areas
Enjoy free chicken parma while listening to inspiring story of Warren Davies South Gippsland Farmer on 22 July 2024 at Mirboo North Hotel
Join Latrobe City Council and Planet Ark for National Tree Day 2024 at W H Burrage Reserve in Newborough on 28 July 2024
Latrobe City Council requests Planning Panel for Amendment C144 for Traralgon West Precinct on 9 September 2024
Latrobe Valley clubs excelled at 2024 Community Clubs Victoria awards with Morwell and Moe clubs earning top honours
Warragul Leisure Centre $11M expansion of community sports facilities opens 28 July 2024