Housing shortage is starting to bite
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy welcomes new doctors to Wangaratta but stresses the housing shortages across regional Victoria make it more difficult for them to stay. “In…
Nationals promise Royal Commission on Pandemic Bill
In response to the proposed Pandemic Bill, Victorian Nationals will hold a Royal Commission into the Victorian Government’s pandemic response if elected to government next year. The Nationals told…
Extraordinary back-track means more time to speak up against draconian pandemic Bill
A panicked, eleventh-hour decision by the Andrews Labor Government to defer a vote on the Premier’s shocking pandemic legislation is an admission this Bill is bad for all Victorians. On…
Inquiry finding – Labor’s Lead Battery failure
A Parliamentary Inquiry into the Health Impacts of Air Pollution has recommended the Andrews Government conduct an independent Environmental Effects Statement (EES) into Chunxing Corporations Used Lead Acid Battery (ULAB)…
Nationals promise Pandemic Royal Commission
The Victorian Nationals will hold a Royal Commission into the Victorian Government’s pandemic response if elected to government next year. Member for Euroa and Deputy Nationals Leader Steph Ryan told…
On-the-spot fines for farm trespass still not ready nearly two years later
New on-the-spot fines for extreme activists who trespass on Victorian farms and threaten the safety of farm families still aren’t in place, nearly two years since the protective measure was…
‘Keep calm and keep waiting’: Labor’s advice to Victorians in pain
A partial resumption of elective surgery in Melbourne and Geelong provides no relief for people in Bendigo who have already spent too many months waiting in pain. Non-urgent elective surgery…
Two year wait a handbrake on better youth mental health
Young Victorians will continue to battle long waits for mental health support, with the Andrews Labor Government admitting that today’s promise for youth mental health won’t be delivered until late…
Water storages ready to burst, but Melburnians still paying for desal
The Andrews Labor Government is pushing a $77 million dollar order of 125GL of desalinated water through Melbourne’s water storages as the system nears 90 per cent full. Wet weather…
Property Council endorses free public transport to revive Melbourne CBD
As office occupancy rates hover around four per cent, the Property Council of Australia has today joined the call for free public transport to drive the city’s revitalisation. Travel on…
Additional Gippsland Rail Services still on the never-never
The Andrews Labor Government is continuing to dither on additional rail services for Gippsland passengers, more than four years after saying upgrades to the Gippsland line were “shovel ready”. …
Today’s the day: Pause for Remembrance Day
11am on the 11th day of the 11th month marks the time when the guns fell silent on the Western Front. We are forever indebted to those who have served…