Kim O’Keeffe – LTE (International Women’s Day)
Thursday 7 March 2024 Dear Editor, International Women’s Day is a day to acknowledge the wonderful women who make many contributions and provide support and influence in our…
Danny O’Brien – LTE (Land tax hits renters)
Thursday, 7 March 2024 Dear Editor, Many Gippslanders will be suffering bill shock this month as the result of the Allan Labor Government’s land tax changes begins to…
Annabelle Cleeland – Nationals win two-year battle to protect farmers private property
7 March 2024 The Nationals have won a two-year long battle to enhance the protection of farmers’ private property from trespassers following the recent passage of the Biosecurity Legislation…
Martin Cameron – Coalition secures changes to WorkCover reforms
Thursday 7 March 2024 Victorian businesses will have their WorkCover premiums frozen for 12 months as the Nationals and Liberals secure key concessions to Labor’s WorkCover reforms. Following…
Danny O’Brien – State Government must support Neighbourhood Houses
Wednesday, 6 March 2024 The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien says the Allan Labor Government must act to secure the future of Victoria’s neighbourhood houses. Mr…
Emma Kealy – No more secrets: D-Day on injecting room arrives
Wednesday 6 March 2024 The Ken Lay Report investigating the need for a second injecting room earmarked for Melbourne’s CBD must be released today. If not, the Liberals…
Jade Benham – Housing plummet under Labor
Tuesday 5 March 2024 The Allan Labor Government’s housing targets have been proven a con as new figures reveal Victoria has suffered the largest drop in housing approvals in…
Peter Walsh – Letter to the Editor (State Budget Crisis: Neglecting Regional Needs)
Monday 4 March 2024 Dear Editor, With a nightmare State Budget looming in May, it’s evident the Allan Labor Government is poised to inflict severe cuts on regional…
Tim McCurdy – Labor misses the chance to make communities safer
Friday, March 1, 2024 The passage of the Firearms and Control of Weapons (Machetes) Amendment Bill through the Legislative Assembly has been described as a ‘missed opportunity’ by Nationals…
Danny O’Brien – Support for farm clean-up goes missing
Wednesday, 28 February 2024 Farming properties impacted by the recent storm event at Mirboo North and elsewhere in South Gippsland, and Boxing Day floods have been left in the…
Melina Bath – The Nats win student mental health support battle
Wednesday 28 February 2024 The Nationals have won the battle to improve mental health supports in our schools following a recent legislative change to enable counsellors to deliver support…
Peter Walsh – Letter to the editor (Continued Fallout – Inquiry into Commonwealth Games Cancellation Resumes in Bendigo)
Monday 26 February 2024 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, The inquiry into the cancellation of the Commonwealth Games this week reconvenes in Bendigo, the home of…