The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy is calling on Independent MPs in Parliament’s Upper House to vote in favour of greater protection for our Victorian farmers through harsher on the spot fines. Ms Kealy, together with her National Party colleagues, has continued to call for tougher penalties to be imposed against animal activities who…
The Nationals Member for Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy, rode in support of mental health awareness on Sunday 20th of March, with the Black Dog Ride. Mr. McCurdy said, “There has never been a time where mental health awareness has been so prominent, yet there is still more to do” “Too many of our friends and…
A new survey today detailing the declining mental health of young people after the pandemic has further highlighted the urgent need to rejuvenate Victoria’s fatigued mental health workforce. The survey, conducted in February by research company Resolve Strategic, found a quarter of young Australians thought about suicide in the past two years. The highest number…
Infringements issued by the Department of Justice and Community Safety for alleged COVID breaches have raised the ire of small business owners who have endured the burden of changing compliance complexities for two years. Nationals Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, said small businesses should have been helped, not hounded, as what they had to…