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Daily Archives: 14 October 2021

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Mental health support must be matched by more workers to meet demand

Media ReleasesBy The Nationals Victoria14 October 2021

Our kids desperately need additional mental health support right now while they’re still excluded from their family, mates, community sport and full-time learning in the classroom – not in a year or in two years’ time as Labor has announced today. According to the Government, the Schools Mental Health Fund will be “implemented in all…

Action needed on Gippsland rail dedicated line

Media ReleasesBy The Nationals Victoria14 October 2021

The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien has repeated calls in State Parliament for a solution to underperforming Gippsland trains amid ongoing fears the Andrews Labor Government intends to terminate Gippsland trains at Pakenham.   Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, Mr O’Brien called on the Minister for Transport Infrastructure to investigate the options and…

Growers need thousands – not hundreds – of workers to meet workforce demand

Media ReleasesBy The Nationals Victoria14 October 2021

An extended seasonal worker deal with Tasmania will finally deliver workers into Victoria, but it will do little fill the yawning shortage of pickers across the state. Agriculture Minister Mary-Anne Thomas confirmed today 200 additional workers are finally set to arrive after quarantining through the Apple Isle, but it comes too little too late for…

O’Brien urges use of rapid testing to avoid workforce shortage

Media ReleasesBy The Nationals Victoria14 October 2021

The Nationals Member for Gippsland South Danny O’Brien is calling on the Labor Government to permit the use rapid testing for employees who are not vaccinated as an alternative to standing them down.   Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, Mr O’Brien highlighted the need for more support for small business and clearer information for employers…

Rapid testing urged as workforce shortages loom

Media ReleasesBy The Nationals Victoria14 October 2021

Member for Euroa and Deputy National Leader Steph Ryan has called on the Health Minister to permit rapid testing for workers who are not vaccinated by the state government’s mandated deadline, to avoid looming workforce shortages. The call comes after businesses and industries across the electorate raised concerns that they will have to scale back…

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