Rachel Westaway

Has said crime in Prahran is rising and called for a sustained police presence on Chapel Street rather than short-term operations. Voted for the Bail Further Amendment Bill 2025.

• Voted14 Aug 2025Voted yes on the second and third reading of the Bail Further Amendment Bill 2025. Passed 73–3.Hansard, Legislative Assembly
• Said4 Feb 2026In a grievance debate on crime, said crime in Prahran rose 29 per cent from 2023 to 2024 and that retail theft makes up nearly 30 per cent of recorded crime on Chapel Street.Hansard, Legislative Assembly
• Said5 May 2026In a constituency question, asked the Minister for Police to commit full-time police resources to Chapel Street, saying a three-week police blitz was no substitute for a sustained presence.Hansard, Legislative Assembly

Has raised concerns from public housing tenants facing tower redevelopments and from neighbours of a fast-tracked social housing project, saying residents have not been properly consulted. Voted to let the Greens' rent controls bill be introduced (a procedural vote).

• Voted1 Apr 2026Voted yes on the motion to introduce the Residential Tenancies Amendment (Rent Controls) Bill 2026, a Greens bill to cap rent increases. This was a procedural vote on whether the bill could be introduced. Lost 31–48.Hansard, Legislative Assembly
• Said1 Apr 2026In an adjournment matter, asked the Minister for Planning to meet residents about a fast-tracked six-storey, 50-unit social housing project on High Street, Prahran, saying they support social housing but want to be heard.Hansard, Legislative Assembly
• Said25 Aug 2026In a members statement, said residents of the electorate's seven public housing towers slated for retirement or redevelopment had not been told why, or about their right to return, and that many did not want to move.Hansard, Legislative Assembly

Voted against the Statewide Treaty Bill 2025.

• Voted16 Oct 2025Voted no on the second and third reading of the Statewide Treaty Bill 2025. Passed 54–27.Hansard, Legislative Assembly

Has asked for safer pedestrian crossings for schoolchildren on Punt Road, and called for designated parking and battery safety standards for shared e-scooters and e-bikes.

• Said2 Apr 2025In debate on the Transport Legislation Amendment (Vehicle Sharing Scheme Safety and Standards) Bill 2025, called for designated parking zones for shared e-scooters and e-bikes and for battery safety to be addressed.Hansard, Legislative Assembly
• Said26 Aug 2026In a constituency question, asked the Minister for Roads and Road Safety what is being done to improve pedestrian safety for schoolchildren crossing Punt Road at Union Street.Hansard, Legislative Assembly

Voted to let the Greens' AI data centres moratorium bill be introduced (a procedural vote).

• Voted11 Aug 2026Voted yes on the motion to introduce the Planning and Environment Amendment (AI Data Centres Moratorium) Bill 2026, a Greens bill to pause approvals of new hyperscale AI data centres. This was a procedural vote on whether the bill could be introduced. Lost 31–50.Hansard, Legislative Assembly

Opposed the Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 as a new tax on clubs, pubs and lottery outlets rather than a harm-minimisation measure. Voted against the pre-commitment and carded play bill for poker machines.

• Voted20 Mar 2025Voted no on the second and third reading of the Gambling Legislation Amendment (Pre-commitment and Carded Play) Bill 2024, which provides for pre-commitment limits and carded play on poker machines. Passed 53–25.Hansard, Legislative Assembly
• Said20 May 2025In debate on the Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, opposed the bill, calling it a new tax on clubs, pubs and lottery outlets that was focused on revenue rather than harm minimisation.Hansard, Legislative Assembly

Has blamed government spending, taxes and debt for cost-of-living pressures, including rising public transport and registration fees. Voted against the Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund bill.

• Voted20 Mar 2025Voted no on the third reading of the Fire Services Property Amendment (Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund) Bill 2025, which replaced the fire services property levy with a broader Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund levy. Passed 50–25.Hansard, Legislative Assembly
• Said2 Apr 2025In a debate on cost of living, said state fees for public transport and car registration were rising and that retail strips such as Chapel Street were suffering.Hansard, Legislative Assembly
• Said18 Mar 2026In a grievance debate on cost of living, said the cost-of-living crisis is “not an act of God, it is an act of this government”, citing projected net debt of $165.8 billion.Hansard, Legislative Assembly

Supports the intent of the nurse and midwife ratios bill but has raised how hospitals will find the extra nurses, and has asked where promised mental health services are. Voted for a reasoned amendment to withdraw the Health Safeguards for People Born with Variations in Sex Characteristics Bill 2025 (a procedural vote).

• Said14 May 2025In a members statement, asked where the bed-based rehabilitation services and local mental health hubs recommended by the mental health royal commission were, saying the crisis is affecting Prahran.Hansard, Legislative Assembly
• Voted5 Feb 2026On the Health Safeguards for People Born with Variations in Sex Characteristics Bill 2025, voted for a reasoned amendment calling for the bill to be withdrawn and redrafted after further consultation with the medical sector. This was a procedural vote; the Assembly did not divide on passing the bill. Amendment lost 26–54.Hansard, Legislative Assembly
• Said12 Aug 2026In debate on the Safe Patient Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to Patient Ratios) Amendment Bill 2026, said the opposition supports its intent but noted reclassified emergency departments must now find nurses to meet the new ratios.Hansard, Legislative Assembly