Action needed as feral pigs destroy local landscape
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy was recently called upon to see first-hand the damage feral pigs have caused to a local farming property. Mr McCurdy said the…
Labor buckles to Nationals’ calls to restart kangaroo harvesting program
The kangaroo harvesting program has recommenced across north-east Victoria after the Andrews Government this week buckled to pressure from Euroa MP and Nationals deputy leader Steph Ryan. Ms Ryan…
State Government must assure future of Loch Police Station
The Andrews Labor Government has been called on to assure the Loch and district community that its police station will continue to be staffed, open and operational. The Nationals…
Gippsland National’s MP’s calling for Sole Traders support
Gippsland Nationals MP’s are calling on Daniel Andrews to extend small business support to include sole traders. Sole traders have been denied access to the Victorian Business Support Fund by…
Permanent firewood shortage looming
East Gippsland firewood merchants and timber harvesters are warning this winter’s firewood shortage is likely just a foretaste of a permanent shortage should the government proceed with its plans to…
Dan Murphy’s or Democracy: Parliament must return
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien says State Parliament must be allowed to sit to ensure democracy continues to apply in Victoria. Mr O’Brien said he was frustrated current COVID restrictions…
Implement consistent border protections for Gippsland
The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath is calling on the Andrews Government to implement consistent daily metropolitan border protections on Gippsland bound VLine services. Ms Bath said…
Questions over Gippsland COVID snub
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien has contacted the Premier’s office seeking clarification as to why Gippsland isn’t being given additional resources to tackle COVID-19 outbreaks. Mr…
McCurdy calls for farm border exemptions
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy is calling for local Victorian farmers to be allowed access to their livestock and crops on the NSW side of the border. …
Liberal Nationals slam union war against agriculture seasonal workforce
Union politics is jeopardising food security at a time of crisis. The horticulture sector fears a union call to end the Working Holiday Maker Visa will push up the price…
Licence testing must resume
East Gippsland’s young adults need to be able to obtain their driving licences during the Coronavirus lockdown. Nationals Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, said it was not right…
Stay home. Wear a mask. We’ll get through this.
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien, has encouraged Gippslanders to do the right thing – stay home, wear a mask and support local businesses as we face the…