LETTER TO THE EDITOR – Emma Kealy
Dear Editor, Rising household energy bills are just one of the painful financial impacts of the skyrocketing cost-of-living for regional Victorians. While Victorian Labor is firmly sitting on its hands…
Power to the People – Real Solutions for Energy and Emissions
Victorian households and renters will benefit from cheaper energy bills and lower emissions under the Victorian Liberals and Nationals’ new Power to the People Plan. Under this ambitious plan, one…
Immediate measures needed to combat agriculture risk
The Victorian Nationals have called out the federal government’s refusal to implement strict new biosecurity measures to stop foot and mouth disease breaching Australia’s borders and decimating Victorian agriculture. Deputy…
Labor must step up for regional building industry
Deputy Leader of the Nationals and Member for Lowan Emma Kealy is calling on the Andrews Labor Government to acknowledge its part in the current building crisis and work with…
Foot and Mouth disease threatens livestock industry
East Gippsland farmers are anxiously watching developments in relation to foot and mouth disease in Indonesia, and Nationals Gippsland East MP, Tim Bull, is calling on all levels of government…
Andrews extends COVID declaration powers, whilst mental health programs get the axe
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy is disappointed to hear that the Andrews Government despite extending its pandemic declaration powers, have axed mental health programs designed to support Victorians…
No safeguards against foot and mouth disease
The Liberals and Nationals have expressed disappointment with the Federal Government’s refusal to implement strict new biosecurity measures to stop foot and mouth disease (FMD) breaching Australia’s borders and destroying…
Regional building industry left abandoned
The Liberals and Nationals Party are calling on the Andrews Labor Government to acknowledge its part in the current building crisis and work with our regional building sectors to help…
No travel compensation for regional patients within 100km
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy spoke in Parliament addressing the misguided eligibility criteria for regional patients seeking compensation as a result of paying for transport home after being…
Families express concerns on special-ed cover up culture
Latrobe Valley parents of children with disabilities have gathered to protest today in Traralgon following serious allegations of a ‘cover-up culture’ by the Andrews Labor Government. The protest comes as…
Disrupted travel no excuse not to stop destruction of Australian agriculture
The Federal Government’s refusal to implement strict new biosecurity measures to stop foot and mouth disease (FMD) breaching Australia’s borders risks decimating Victorian agriculture. Federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt is…
LTE – Farm Safety Week
Dear Editor, Farming plays a huge role in the Gippsland economy and is an essential part of our local communities – but it also presents dangers every day. The theme…