Have your say on Victoria’s rental and housing crisis
The Parliamentary Inquiry into rental and housing crisis in Victoria is under way, with public submissions open until early July said Nationals MP, Melina Bath. Ms Bath said the issue…
Labor’s contempt for regional Victorians is criminal
The Andrews Government can no longer ignore the need for more police resources in the Valley, with the latest data revealing Latrobe has the highest crime rate of any local…
Labor turns its back on responsible gambling
The Andrews Labor Government has placed funding for responsible gambling programs on the chopping block, refusing to guarantee them beyond next year. In a Public Accounts and Estimates hearings…
Labor goes out back door as timber workers seek answers
The Andrews Labor Government today again turned its back on the native timber industry, refusing to meet workers set to lose their jobs. Lily D’Ambrosio, Labor’s Minister for Climate…
Labor’s SEC plan full of holes
The Andrews Labor Government has fumbled questions about its plan to bring back the State Electricity Commission, failing to provide detail about the promised delivery of jobs for the Latrobe…
Minister duck-shoves support for duck season
The Minister for Outdoor Sport and Recreation, Sonya Kilkenny has raised further concerns that the Andrews Labor Government intends to cancel future duck seasons by refusing to even answer if…
Victoria’s Minister must tell Canberra: ‘Hands off our water’
Deep concerns remain for Southern Basin communities after Victorian Minister for Water, Harriet Shing dodged questions at a Public Accounts and Estimates Committee Hearing. The Minister has failed to say…
Silence as secret raids on water corporations roll on
Questions remain unanswered as the Labor Government faces renewed heat on how much money is being drained from water authorities to prop up Victoria’s budget. The Minister for Water, Harriet…
Submissions sought for gambling inquiry
Nationals MP Gaelle Broad has urged residents of Northern Victoria to make a submission to the current gambling inquiry, amid concerns over massive gaming losses in regional areas. “As…
Leadership programs cut in regional Victoria’s time of need
Community leadership programs in regional Victoria have been cast adrift by the Andrews Labor Government. Funding for the programs, set up by the Victorian Liberals and Nationals in 2011/12,…
Minister and Department in murky waters on flood review
Shadow Minister for Water, Tim McCurdy, has again called out the Labor Government’s murky role in Melbourne Water’s review of the Maribyrnong floods after key questions were today left unanswered.…
Most vulnerable to suffer with print advertising ban
Seniors will suffer after Andrews Government’s sudden call to stop advertising in major Victorian newspapers. A key, traditional source of public and emergency information will be lost as the…