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Taxi fares lift lid on Andrews’ neglect of north east and Shepparton lines

Media ReleasesBy The Nationals Victoria23 March 2021

VLine is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on replacement taxis as a result of constant train breakdowns and delays, including on the north east and Shepparton lines. Documents obtained under Freedom of Information (FOI) by Shadow Minister for Public Transport (Regional) Steph Ryan show VLine has spent $343,589 in an 18-month period on replacement…

Farmers voice must be heard on riverside camping rules

Media ReleasesBy The Nationals Victoria5 March 2021

The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien has encouraged Gippsland landholders to have their say on new regulations that will permit camping on Crown land river frontage with grazing licences.   The Andrews Labor Government has legislated to allow camping despite the opposition of The Nationals and many farmers with licences to graze Crown…

Ryan opposes second State of Emergency power grab

Media ReleasesBy The Nationals Victoria1 March 2021

The Andrews Labor Government will attempt to secure the support of crossbench MPs in the Victorian Upper House in order to pass its state of emergency laws when Parliament reconvenes this week.   Member for Euroa and Nationals’ deputy leader Steph Ryan has condemned the move, which would grant Daniel Andrews power over the lives…

Lockdown triggers surge in demand for mental health support

Media ReleasesBy The Nationals Victoria16 February 2021

Victoria’s latest lockdown is having a shattering impact on the mental health of thousands of Victorians. The snap five-day lockdown announced by Premier Daniel Andrews on Friday led to a surge in requests for mental health support, with Lifeline on Saturday receiving its third-highest number of calls in the nearly 60 years it has been…

Dan’s poor contact tracing keeping the state in lockdown

Media ReleasesBy The Nationals Victoria15 February 2021

Regional Victorian families and businesses are back in lockdown because Daniel Andrews isn’t prepared to do the hard work to get gold standard contact tracing in place. While all Victorians are forced to again live under harsh restrictions, New South Wales has successfully put processes in place that ensure the state can continue to function…

Labor needs to cut the bulldust red tape

Media ReleasesBy The Nationals Victoria12 February 2021

The Andrews Labor Government needs to step back from its plans to classify animal manure as industrial waste according to The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien.   Reports this week indicate that the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) intends to classify animal manure such as cow, chicken and sheep manure as industrial waste potentially…

East Gippsland short changed on boat ramp maintenance

Media ReleasesBy The Nationals Victoria8 February 2021

East Gippsland Shire Council is being short changed by the Andrews Labor Government on boat ramp maintenance.   Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, asked questions in Parliament that highlighted the unfairness where a council like Frankston – with only two boat ramps – receives $112,000 every year for their maintenance, while East Gippsland –…

Lifeline needed for Murray River communities

Media ReleasesBy The Nationals Victoria29 January 2021

Checkpoints on Victoria’s border with New South Wales must be removed following today’s announcement that reclassifies all of NSW as either ‘green’ or ‘orange’ zones. Border communities are at their wits end. Despite no COVID cases in NSW border communities, Labor’s unwieldy permit system is leaving local people still facing debilitating delays to get across…

Still no new services for Gippsland passengers

Media ReleasesBy The Nationals Victoria28 January 2021

A new V/Line timetable unveiled by the Andrews Labor Government again fails to provide any additional services for Gippsland train passengers.   The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien said he was extremely disappointed that there were no new services for Sale and East Gippsland and not even additional trains between Melbourne and Traralgon.…

Scathing report on Victoria’s mental health system

Media ReleasesBy The Nationals Victoria28 January 2021

Victorians seeking mental health care are waiting longer, and fewer services are available to them when they need it most. That’s according to the Report on Government Services released today which provides a bleak assessment of the capacity of Victoria’s mental health system. Statistics show there are fewer beds available in specialised mental health units.…

Wild dog destruction getting worse, not better, under Labor

Media ReleasesBy The Nationals Victoria27 January 2021

Inadequate resourcing has taken the teeth out of wild dog control in Victoria, leaving livestock at risk and exposing landholders to further emotional and financial trauma. The Andrews Labor Government’s lax management is seeing attacks increase, with reports today landholders near Wyperfeld National Park in Victoria’s north-west have lost more than 300 sheep to wild…

Federal investment gets Murray Basin Rail Project back on track

Media ReleasesBy The Nationals Victoria16 December 2020

A more than $200 million Commonwealth rescue package will revive the Murray Basin Rail Project after it was derailed by the Andrews Labor Government. The Federal Liberal and Nationals investment, announced today, includes $195.2 million to fix the mess left by Labor’s Transport Infrastructure Minister Jacinta Allan, with a further $5 million for planning for…

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