--- title: "Wombat protection: motions (Victorian Legislative Council, 19 March 2025) | Politics Computer" description: "Voting yes supported a motion noting threats to wombats in Victoria and calling on the government to review lethal control and private keeping rules, consider a population count, and consider more funding for mange treatment. Passed 22 to 17 in the Victorian Legislative Council on 19 March 2025. How every member voted." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2025-03-19/1" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Victorian Legislative Council](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council) Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 19 March 2025 · [Other](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council?topic=other) # Wombat protection: motions Voting yes supported a motion noting threats to wombats in Victoria and calling on the government to review lethal control and private keeping rules, consider a population count, and consider more funding for mange treatment. Passed **22** yes **17** no The question put That this house: (1) notes that: (a) the iconic wombat faces a number of threats across the state, including illegal shooting and legal shooting programs, sarcoptic mange, road strikes, habitat destruction and private keeping; (b) bare-nosed wombats are now the only species of wombat in Victoria and populations are declining nationwide; (c) the impact of the threats facing wombats is not fully understood as a total population count has not been conducted in Victoria; (d) alternatives to lethal control have proven to be successful in wombat management on private property including the installation of wombat gates; (e) wombats are ecological engineers who play an integral role by improving soil health and supporting bushfire recovery; (2) calls on the government to: (a) review the appropriateness of lethal control for wombats on the approved species list for authority-to-control-wildlife permits and explore alternative control measures; (b) review the appropriateness of wombats on the species list for private-keeping-of-wildlife licences; (c) consider undertaking a total population count of wombats in Victoria; and (d) consider providing additional funding for wombat mange treatment ## How each party voted - Labor All yes 15 yes · 0 no 15 members - Yes [Enver Erdogan](https://politics.computer/mp/enver-erdogan) - Yes [Gayle Tierney](https://politics.computer/mp/gayle-tierney) - Yes [Harriet Shing](https://politics.computer/mp/harriet-shing) - Yes [Ingrid Stitt](https://politics.computer/mp/ingrid-stitt) - Yes [Jacinta Ermacora](https://politics.computer/mp/jacinta-ermacora) - Yes [Jaclyn Symes](https://politics.computer/mp/jaclyn-symes) - Yes [John Berger](https://politics.computer/mp/john-berger) - Yes [Lee Tarlamis](https://politics.computer/mp/lee-tarlamis) - Yes [Lizzie Blandthorn](https://politics.computer/mp/lizzie-blandthorn) - Yes [Michael Galea](https://politics.computer/mp/michael-galea) - Yes [Ryan Batchelor](https://politics.computer/mp/ryan-batchelor) - Yes [Shaun Leane](https://politics.computer/mp/shaun-leane) - Yes [Sheena Watt](https://politics.computer/mp/sheena-watt) - Yes [Sonja Terpstra](https://politics.computer/mp/sonja-terpstra) - Yes [Tom McIntosh](https://politics.computer/mp/tom-mcintosh) - Liberal All no 0 yes · 11 no 11 members - No [Ann-Marie Hermans](https://politics.computer/mp/ann-marie-hermans) - No [Bev McArthur](https://politics.computer/mp/bev-mcarthur) - No [David Davis](https://politics.computer/mp/david-davis) - No [Evan Mulholland](https://politics.computer/mp/evan-mulholland) - No [Georgie Crozier](https://politics.computer/mp/georgie-crozier) - No [Joe McCracken](https://politics.computer/mp/joe-mccracken) - No [Nick McGowan](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-mcgowan) - No [Renee Heath](https://politics.computer/mp/renee-heath) - No [Richard Welch](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-welch) - No [Trung Luu](https://politics.computer/mp/trung-luu) - No [Wendy Lovell](https://politics.computer/mp/wendy-lovell) - Greens All yes 4 yes · 0 no 4 members - Yes [Aiv Puglielli](https://politics.computer/mp/aiv-puglielli) - Yes [Anasina Gray-Barberio](https://politics.computer/mp/anasina-gray-barberio) - Yes [Katherine Copsey](https://politics.computer/mp/katherine-copsey) - Yes [Sarah Mansfield](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-mansfield) - Smaller parties and independents - Yes [David Ettershank](https://politics.computer/mp/david-ettershank) Legalise Cannabis - Yes [Rachel Payne](https://politics.computer/mp/rachel-payne) Legalise Cannabis - No [Gaelle Broad](https://politics.computer/mp/gaelle-broad) Nationals - No [Melina Bath](https://politics.computer/mp/melina-bath) Nationals - Yes [Georgie Purcell](https://politics.computer/mp/georgie-purcell) Animal Justice Party - No [Moira Deeming](https://politics.computer/mp/moira-deeming) Family First - No [Adem Somyurek](https://politics.computer/mp/adem-somyurek) Independent - No [Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell](https://politics.computer/mp/rikkie-lee-tyrrell) One Nation - No [Jeff Bourman](https://politics.computer/mp/jeffrey-bourman) Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. 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