Reliability and punctuality must accompany fare reduction
With a reduction in V/Line fares set to kick in from March 31, Nationals MPs have raised the need for improved service delivery, punctuality, reliability and investment. After The Nationals…
Nationals bring regional housing issues to Parliament
Recent reporting has shown the Andrews Government is failing to manage social and public housing demand despite marketing a multibillion dollar ‘Big Housing Build.’ Data released through the Victorian Housing…
STATEMENT FROM THE SHADOW MINISTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH
The Andrews Labor Government has voted against sensible amendments backed by overwhelming evidence that Medically Supervised Injecting Rooms (MSIR) should not operate next-door to schools. Labor has ignored concerns in…
Budget boost required for CFA
The Nationals Member for Euroa, Annabelle Cleeland, is calling on the Victorian Government to bolster its funding support of local CFA brigades ahead of the upcoming State Budget. Last year…
Justice system failing Indigenous Victorians
Victoria’s justice system is failing, with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities over-represented in the prison system. Today’s State of Incarceration report shows that since 2012, Victoria’s incarceration of Aboriginal…
Labor letting small businesses pick up its tab
Small businesses which helped protect regional Victorian towns have been left to bear the cost as the Andrews Labor Government delays paying its bills. Despite promising to pay invoices from…
Roads users left to foot the bill
Local road users have been left out-of-pocket recently as poor road conditions have resulted in damage to vehicles. The Nationals Member for Gippsland South and Shadow Minister for Roads…
Govt must fix VPTAS
Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, has called on the Health Minister to fix the failing Victorian Patient Transport Assistance Scheme (VPTAS) payment reimbursements. “While our health system is in…
Shock energy price hike hits regional families, small businesses
Regional Victorians are facing unprecedented energy price increases as a result of the mismanagement of the Andrews Labor Government. The Victorian Essential Services Commission has released is Victorian Default Offer 2023-24…
Bath fears Victoria’s Duck Inquiry charade
The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath said the Victorian Inquiry into duck hunting is stacked against recreational hunters. The Andrews Government has established a committee of nine…
Power bill shock to zap family budgets further
It has been revealed the cost of living under the Andrews Labor Government will again sky rocket with average Victorian households and small business to pay over 30 per cent…
Homes without kitchens are no legacy
The Minister for Commonwealth Games Legacy, Harriet Shing, has dodged questions from The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath, about the long-term viability of housing at the Commonwealth Games…