Grants to boost community safety
Community groups and councils are being encouraged to apply for Community Safety Fund grants of up to $25,000 for local community crime prevention projects. The Nationals Member for…
Rail experts see need for dedicated Gippsland line
A group of rail experts has recognised what the Andrews Labor Government fails to see – the need for a dedicated line for Gippsland trains through Melbourne. The…
Kealy demands answers about Kaniva toxic waste dump inaction
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy has spoken in Parliament, demanding answers from the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate about why it has taken so long for the…
Victorian Nationals take water fight to Canberra
The Victorian Nationals have taken a strong stand on behalf of local irrigators at The Nationals’ Federal Council in Canberra today, fighting to protect them from further water loss. The…
Landcare: Labor gives with one hand, takes with the other
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien congratulates Landcare groups across Gippsland who were successful in the latest round of the Victorian Landcare grants program. “It’s great to see…
Labor’s health funding scalpel taken to Lower Hume primary care partnership
The Andrews Labor Government has taken the scalpel to the Lower Hume Primary Care Partnership (PCP) as Labor’s health funding cuts continue to be exposed. The organisation, which operates across…
Incentives for health professionals urgently needed
Member for Lowan Emma Kealy has called on the Andrews Labor Government to explain what it’s doing to address critical GP shortages in rural health, as communities in western Victoria…
Silence deafening on ‘new’ kangaroo pet food program
Western district farmers and professional shooters are yet to hear from the Andrews Labor Government about the new kangaroo pet food program framework that will operate from 1 October. …
Farmers still waiting for Basin Rail benefits
The Andrews Labor Government again failed to explain how they will fix and finish the botched Murray Basin Rail Project. Despite finding billions to put into level crossing cost blowouts…
Recreational prospectors and miners ignored by Labor
Victoria’s recreational prospectors and miners have panned the Andrews Labor Government for failing to meet to discuss proposed changes that will severely limit access to public land. In May, Labor’s…
Irrigators shut out of water market
Urgent action is needed from state and federal governments to create a single, transparent trading platform in the southern Basin. Media reports today again highlight the serious concerns of irrigators who…
Tour operators still left dangling over Grampians rock climbing bans
A decision to extend licenses to allow Grampians tour operators to continue to offer rock climbing and abseiling at Summerday Valley until March 2020 is a small step in the…