On the 2nd of March 2021, Barton requested documents from Commerical Passenger Vehicle Victoria (CPVV) under the Freedom of Information (FOI) act. These documents were pertaining to the Multi-Purpose Taxi Program (MPTP) trial conducted...

This week Rod rose in support of the Electric Vehicle (EV) road user charge. He believes that we should be providing incentives to encourage the uptake of EVs. That is why Rod and his...

Rod Barton believes the 2021 Victorian budget is a Labor budget with Labor values. This budget has focused on mental health, education and healthcare, with significant investment in the Eastern Metropolitan region. Barton is...

Mr BARTON (Eastern Metropolitan) (17:39): I rise to speak on the tabling of the increase in Victoria’s road toll report by the Economy and Infrastructure Committee. As of 19 April 2021, 75 lives had been lost in...

Mr BARTON (Eastern Metropolitan) (15:44): I have to say that seeing this motion did make me laugh. I laughed at the hypocrisy. The Greens would have you believe that this crossbench is undermining our democracy....

29 April 2021 Today I want to recognise the struggles experienced by the transport operators in regional and rural Victoria. I was lucky enough to tour our regions only just recently, meeting with many...