--- title: "Economy and Infrastructure Committee: reference (Victorian Legislative Council, 27 August 2025) | Politics Computer" description: "Voting yes supported requiring the Economy and Infrastructure Committee to inquire into and report by August 2026 on waste-to-energy infrastructure in Victoria, including siting, emissions, costs and alternatives. Passed 18 to 10 in the Victorian Legislative Council on 27 August 2025. How every member voted." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2025-08-27/1" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Victorian Legislative Council](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council) Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 27 August 2025 · [Transport and infrastructure](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council?topic=infrastructure%5Ftransport) # Economy and Infrastructure Committee: reference Voting yes supported requiring the Economy and Infrastructure Committee to inquire into and report by August 2026 on waste-to-energy infrastructure in Victoria, including siting, emissions, costs and alternatives. Passed **18** yes **10** no The question put That this house requires the Economy and Infrastructure Committee to inquire into, consider and report, by August 2026, on the development and expansion of waste-to-energy (WTE) infrastructure in Victoria, including: (1) the suitability of existing WTE infrastructure plans and policies, including: (a) the proximity of WTE projects to residential communities and transport infrastructure; (b) annual caps on waste that can be used in thermal WTE processing; (2) economic, social, and environmental consequences of WTE, including from: (a) the terms of commercial arrangements between proposed WTE operators and governments; (b) separating recycling and organic material from WTE streams; (c) nature and management of emissions, toxic waste and ash byproducts; (d) the cost–benefit of WTE generation to consumers and businesses; (3) alternative waste management approaches and emerging technologies that better align with circular economy principles, having regard to the recommendations of the Environment and Planning Committee’s 2020 inquiry into recycling and waste management and the role of WTE in the Victorian government’s circular economy plan; (4) the adequacy of community consultation and ## How each party voted - Labor All yes 10 yes · 0 no 10 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 [Jaclyn Symes](https://politics.computer/mp/jaclyn-symes) - Yes [Lee Tarlamis](https://politics.computer/mp/lee-tarlamis) - 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 [Tom McIntosh](https://politics.computer/mp/tom-mcintosh) - Liberal All no 0 yes · 6 no 6 members - No [Ann-Marie Hermans](https://politics.computer/mp/ann-marie-hermans) - No [David Davis](https://politics.computer/mp/david-davis) - No [Georgie Crozier](https://politics.computer/mp/georgie-crozier) - No [Joe McCracken](https://politics.computer/mp/joe-mccracken) - No [Renee Heath](https://politics.computer/mp/renee-heath) - 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 - No [Moira Deeming](https://politics.computer/mp/moira-deeming) Family First - Yes [David Limbrick](https://politics.computer/mp/david-limbrick) Libertarian Party - Yes [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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