Wayne Farnham

Has raised rising crime in Baw Baw and a shortage of 24-hour police stations, and backed the coalition's pledge of 3,000 more police. 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
• Said5 Feb 2026In a members statement, said crime in Baw Baw had risen 32 per cent since 2023 and that the area has only one 24-hour police station, and asked for the Drouin station to be upgraded.Hansard, Legislative Assembly
• Said4 Jun 2026In debate on the Victoria Police Amendment (Police Reservists) Bill 2026, said the opposition did not oppose the bill, pointed to over 40 police stations closed or on reduced hours and said the coalition would add 3,000 police.Hansard, Legislative Assembly

Has said the government will fall well short of its housing target and that more builders, tradies and building surveyors are needed. Voted to let the Greens' rent controls bill be introduced (a procedural vote).

• Said10 Sep 2025In a matter of public importance debate on housing, questioned the target of 800,000 homes over 10 years, noting the most homes built in one year since 1990 was 75,000 in 2017.Hansard, Legislative Assembly
• Minister5 Feb 2026Shadow Assistant Minister for Housing and Building since February 2026.Parliament of Victoria member page
• Said18 Mar 2026In debate on a housing motion, said the government was about 50,000 homes behind its target after two years and that building more homes needs more building surveyors, builders and tradies.Hansard, Legislative Assembly
• 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

Spoke against the Statewide Treaty Bill 2025, raising a local Kurnai elder's objection to the name of the new body, and voted against it.

• Said14 Oct 2025In debate on the Statewide Treaty Bill 2025, said the opposition opposed the bill, read a Kurnai elder's objection to the name Gellung Warl, and said the government was using treaty to deflect from its own failures.Hansard, Legislative Assembly
• Voted16 Oct 2025Voted no on the second and third reading of the Statewide Treaty Bill 2025. Passed 54–27.Hansard, Legislative Assembly

Has pressed for faster road upgrades in fast-growing Warragul and Drouin and criticised the condition of regional roads. Voted against the Transport Infrastructure and Planning Legislation Amendment Bill 2024.

• Voted31 Oct 2024Voted no on the second and third reading of the Transport Infrastructure and Planning Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, which lets the Premier declare precinct projects around major transport works, including the Suburban Rail Loop. Passed 50–23.Hansard, Legislative Assembly
• Said3 Feb 2026In an adjournment matter, asked the Minister for Transport Infrastructure to speed up the road study for Warragul and Drouin, calling a three-year study “paralysis by analysis” and listing intersections needing upgrades.Hansard, Legislative Assembly
• Said29 Jul 2026In a matter of public importance debate on road maintenance, said the condition of Victoria's roads was very poor, with drivers dodging potholes on regional roads.Hansard, Legislative Assembly

Has said all social media accounts should be verified. Voted to let the Greens' AI data centres moratorium bill be introduced (a procedural vote).

• Said30 Jul 2025In debate on the Crimes Amendment (Performance Crime) Bill 2025, said laws on crimes posted on social media were overdue and that all social media accounts should be verified.Hansard, Legislative Assembly
• 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

Has said gambling harm should be cut through education, while defending people's right to gamble, and backed a call for evidence that the pokies reforms work. Voted against the Gambling Legislation Amendment (Pre-commitment and Carded Play) Bill 2024.

• Said19 Mar 2025In debate on the Gambling Legislation Amendment (Pre-commitment and Carded Play) Bill 2024, said “I hate the pokies” but would not take away anyone's right to gamble, and backed the opposition's call for evidence the reforms would reduce harm.Hansard, Legislative Assembly
• 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

Has criticised rising land tax bills and called for the emergency services levy to be spent on CFA and SES equipment. Voted against the Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund levy bill in 2025.

• Said20 Feb 2025In a members statement on land tax notices, cited a constituent whose bill rose from $4,900 in 2022 to over $11,000 in 2025 and said inflated valuations were driving investment out of Victoria.Hansard, Legislative Assembly
• 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
• Said26 Aug 2025In a members statement, said that with the emergency services levy now on rates notices, the government should fix CFA and SES appliances and equipment before the fire season.Hansard, Legislative Assembly

Has pressed for a new West Gippsland Hospital, pointing to the coalition's $850 million commitment, and did not oppose the 2026 nurse ratio bill. Voted for a reasoned amendment to withdraw and redraft the Health Safeguards for People Born with Variations in Sex Characteristics Bill 2025 (a procedural vote).

• 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
• Said29 Jul 2026In an adjournment matter, asked the Premier to visit West Gippsland Hospital, citing the coalition's $850 million commitment for a new hospital with 230 beds.Hansard, Legislative Assembly
• Said13 Aug 2026In debate on the Safe Patient Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to Patient Ratios) Amendment Bill 2026, said the opposition did not oppose the bill and that staff at West Gippsland Hospital work in a building in very poor condition.Hansard, Legislative Assembly