Tiny steps for hospitality don’t go far enough
Gippsland hospitality businesses will be condemned to another two months of tightly restricted activity that won’t be enough for many to survive, under the easing of restrictions announced by the…
Labor walks away from hardwood plantations
The Andrews Government’s native timber transition plan has been labelled a sham after Labor walked away from establishing hardwood plantations. During State Parliament Ms Bath pushed Minister for Agriculture, Jaclyn…
Lack of firewood collection areas disappoints again
Insufficient firewood collection areas are available to local residents, Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy said. Mr McCurdy said the opening of the Spring firewood collection season on…
Basin Authority split a win for Victorian irrigators
The Federal Government has announced it will split the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) after a long campaign by irrigators and the Victorian Liberal Nationals. A new statutory compliance role…
McCurdy welcomes expanded border zone
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy has welcomed the confirmation of an expanded border permit zone that will include Wangaratta and other Ovens Valley towns. Mr McCurdy said the…
O’Brien welcomes Federal funds for roads
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien has welcomed $3.14 million in federal funding to repair notorious Gippsland South roads, including a black spot on the Hyland Highway he…
Labor pressed for answers on campaign against recreational hunters
The Andrews Labor Government has been pressed to explain a malicious campaign to discredit Victoria’s recreational hunters. In State Parliament today, Member for Eastern Victoria Melina Bath called on Labor’s…
Bath to oppose Labor’s State of Emergency Power Push
A move by the Andrews Labor Government to extend further strict lockdowns on Victorian families and businesses will be opposed by The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath.…
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…