A lack of healthcare options for regional Victorians diagnosed with dementia was the catalyst for a nearly 200km walk from north-east Victoria which arrived at Victorian Parliament in Melbourne today. Leader of The Nationals Peter Walsh was on the front steps of Parliament with a celebratory whiskey in hand to meet Kyabram health champion Mick…
There’s a renewed push to capture new opportunities in manufacturing and drive alternative career paths in regional Victoria as part of Australian Made Week this week. Victoria was once a powerhouse in Australian manufacturing, but shortages of agriculture chemicals, machinery parts and PPE through the pandemic are driving home the desperate need to reduce Victoria’s…
Victorian Transport Infrastructure Minister Jacinta Allan has used parliamentary budget hearings today to raise more red flags on the Murray Basin Rail Project, saying her Federal Labor colleagues have made no commitment to the project’s delivery. Under questioning at parliamentary hearings on the 2022-23 State Budget papers, the Minister worked hard to muddy the waters…
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien has highlighted the importance of a balanced transition to renewable energy and the significance of getting the transition right for the people of Gippsland South. Speaking recently in State Parliament, and before current concern about a shortfall of gas supply, Mr O’Brien reaffirmed The Nationals’…
Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, is delighted $687,000 in State funds have been allocated to Gippsland Ports to replace its jetty at the Lakes Entrance Fishermen’s Co-Operative. “Having raised the matter on several occasions in Parliament and explained the importance of these Ports facilities to the local fishing fleet, this is terrific news.…
The Victorian Government has confirmed that it plans to eradicate our brumby population, a move strongly opposed by Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull. Under questioning in a recent Parliamentary committee hearing, the government admitted that 400 of the estimated 500 brumbies at Barmah Forest will be shot, commented its plan is to eradicate…
In Parliament Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy captured the grave reality of the Victorian Governments overwhelming neglect towards regional Victoria’s road to recover and rebuild. In Parliament Mr McCurdy said, “Maintenance is the cornerstone of everything. “In life, when we purchase a car, run our own business, buy a house, or…
In Parliament Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy expressed his concern to hear that there will be a $24 million dollar cut to dentistry across Victoria. Mr McCurdy said in Parliament, “I had a resident from Myrtleford attend my office recently to inform me that she waited three years to get a…
Victorian farmers fear the Andrews Labor Government is “abandoning” agriculture R&D by systematically “whittling down research capabilities” after reports today Hamilton’s multi-million-dollar red meat centre is under a cloud of doubt. Labor has been on the warpath making cuts to agriculture jobs and R&D capabilities, with $47.8 million cut from the agriculture budget this year…
The Andrews Labor Government’s claims yesterday that it’s gone ‘over and above its original target’ for road maintenance in regional Victoria are little more than a PR offensive that won’t wash with country drivers. Evidence provided to Parliament’s Public Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC) just last week stands in stark contrast to the questionable claims…
In Parliament Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy requested an investigation from the Minister for Health regarding the state-wide health crisis occurring in North Eastern communities within Victoria. In Parliament Mr McCurdy said, “Early last week an 86-year-old local resident travelled home from Northeast Health to have an assessment done to see if…
A review into the resilience of the state’s energy distribution network has now been completed with outcomes of the review expected to be released to the public later this year. The Review of Victoria’s Electricity and Gas Network Safety Framework was established in the wake of prolonged power outages across the state last year.…