Backing our Brumbies in the Ovens Valley
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy, has lauded the recent motion in the Legislative Council to force the Andrews Labor Government to end the barbaric shooting of wild Brumbies…
A win for common sense and CFA volunteers
Local CFA brigades who were asked to reduce the volume of water carried on firefighting vehicles to overcome an engineering failure have had a win, with works now completed to…
Still no new services despite rail works
The Andrews Labor Government has failed to commit to any additional passenger rail services on the Gippsland line between Traralgon and Bairnsdale despite works on the line in excess of…
Local CFA volunteers dumped for city contract
The Erica and District Fire Brigade has had its sixteen-year fire equipment maintenance contract to the Victorian Government owned Thomson Dam terminated. Last week Melbourne Water told volunteers they were…
Answers needed over the temporary closure of the Dispute Settlement Centre
The Andrews Labor Government needs to come clean on the temporary closure of the Dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria (DSCV) and outline its plans to reinstate normal services for the…
Labor should control pigs rather than shoot brumbies
State Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, has asked the Minister for Agriculture to address the explosion of feral pig numbers in the far north-east of state. Landholders in the…
The Nationals swap tunnels for healthcare
The Nationals have committed to investing $8 billion into regional healthcare, if elected to Government. Under the Nationals Regional Infrastructure Guarantee, 25 per cent of the $35 billion saved by…
Victoria’s top 10 most dangerous roads named
Sharp drops, landslips and speed reductions because of a crumbling road surface have earned the Great Alpine Road the title of Victoria’s worst road. The road was awarded the less-than-coveted…
Regional housing continues to hit crisis point
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy, has major concerns about the housing shortage across the Ovens Valley, due, in part, to a myriad of new taxes and red tape…
Labor MIA when it comes to educating kids in the Ovens Valley
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy, recently highlighted key concerns recorded about Labor’s lack of funding for education in the Ovens Valley, with particular focus on the long overdue…
A win for brumbies, the environment and Australia’s heritage
Today is an important day for animal welfare in Victoria as the Parliament has ordered that Labor stop their extermination of Victoria’s brumby population. A motion in the Legislative Council…
McCurdy captures importance of funding regional sports
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy, captured the importance of adequately funding community sport in Parliament this week. Community sport plays an integral part in brining communities together in…