Yearly Archives: 2024

Danny O’Brien – VicRoads joint venture still costing Victorians as loss bites

Thursday 21 November 2024   The VicRoads joint venture is still costing Victorian taxpayers despite the Labor Government entering into a 40-year deal to outsource the registration and licensing division…

Danny O’Brien – Labor puts revenue raising ahead of road safety

Wednesday 20 November 2024   The Allan Labor Government has redirected vital funds from road safety programs to spend on more revenue-raising speed cameras as it desperately tries to plug…

Peter Walsh – Council monitor bonanza revealed: $1335 a day, plus expenses

Tuesday 19 November 2024   Local council monitors, appointed to act as the last line of defence against poor governance, earn $1335 per day – plus expenses.   The wages…

Peter Walsh – Letter to the Editor

Tuesday 19 November 2024   Dear Editor,   Regional Victorians will now have no choice but to pay $25 million a day to pay the interest bill on Labor’s debt…

Danny O’Brien – Subsidised swimming lessons on offer

Friday, 15 November 2024   Parents looking for a low-cost holiday activity over summer are being encouraged to consider a VICWIM intensive swim program and one of our local pools.…

Peter Walsh and Emma Kealy – Premier Allan’s climbing ban faces backlash

Thursday 14 November 2024   Mount Arapiles climbers rallied at State Parliament calling on Premier Jacinta Allan to end what they say is an outrageous restriction to public land access.…

Emma Kealy – Victory for commercial fishers: Red tape cut

Wednesday 13 November 2024   The Liberals and Nationals have won the fight to ensure commercial fishers will be spared onerous red-tape that threatened their livelihoods.   New Allan Labor…

Danny O’Brien – Labor abandons roads, betrays workers

Tuesday 12 November 2024   Victoria’s roads are falling apart, yet the Allan Labor Government is forcing our skilled road workers to find jobs in Queensland.   Today in Parliament,…

Tim McCurdy – Labor finally responds as more shops go up in smoke

Tuesday 12 November 2024   After ignoring repeated calls for action, the Allan Labor Government has finally introduced the Tobacco Amendment (Tobacco Retailer and Wholesaler Licensing Scheme) Bill 2024, aimed…

Tim McCurdy – Labor’s water cash grab deepens Victoria’s housing crisis

Saturday 9 November 2024   The Allan Labor Government’s multi-million-dollar raid on Victoria’s water authorities is stalling critical infrastructure, driving up water bills and worsening the state’s housing crisis.  …

Danny O’Brien – Labor’s roads neglect laid bare

Saturday 9 November 2024   New data from the State Government has revealed Labor’s astonishing neglect of our roads, with the area of road maintenance undertaken falling by a whopping…

Peter Walsh – Labor’s ‘Big Brother’ move reeks of mistrust in councils

Friday 8 November 2024   The Allan Labor Government has revealed the names of five new monitors to watch over local councils, a move that underlines a concerning growth industry…