A plan to boost youth mental health services by 2026 is years too late for children who are suffering right now and could benefit from other immediate reforms that the Andrews Labor Government has refused to support. The Government has today trumpeted a plan to ‘scale up’ a mental health in primary schools program from…
A final reminder for locals who are holders of a Pensioner Concession Card, some Health Care Card holders (including JobSeeker, Youth Allowance, Austudy and Abstudy recipients) and those with a Department of Veterans Affairs Card, to make sure they’ve applied for the $250 Power Saving Bonus. The Power Saving Bonus is a State Government initiative…
Monday 20 June 2022 Dear Editor, New mothers risk missing crucial milestones to detect developmental delays in babies and post-natal depression with the shortage of maternal and child health (MCH) nurses that’s facing Victoria’s health system. MCH nurses provide crucial follow up health checks and support in the home for new mothers. Disappointingly, these maternity…
The last of the Bushfire Recovery Victoria’s Community Facility funding stream will soon expire and Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, is encouraging local community groups to consider applying for grants up to $50,000. Applications for this final round of funding will close on June 30, so time is running out. “Bushfire Recovery…
The National Party if elected in November has committed to spending 25 per cent of all State capital investment in regional areas, primarily focusing on our neglected regional roads. Nationals Member for Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy said, “Over the last couple of years the capital expenditure in the country has been 13% and 11%…
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy recently spoke in Parliament about the need for more investment in regional aged care facilities in towns like Cobram, Bright and Yarrawonga. In Parliament Mr McCurdy said, “Our health services in regional Victoria are being cut left, right and centre. We need more investment. “$20 million…
The Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into Renewable Energy has failed to acknowledge the positive contribution that waste-energy and hydrogen can make in helping Victoria achieve its commitment to net-zero by 2050. In Parliament, the Liberals and Nationals released a minority report to address the shortcomings in the Inquiry Committee’s majority report. Nationals Member for…
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy spoke in Parliament last week requesting the Minister for Health provide more resources and support for our regional nurses and health services. In Parliament, Mr McCurdy said, “I spoke to a local resident of Wangaratta who after celebrating her 80th birthday started to feel unwell and was…
There is no place in our society for cuffing vulnerable Victorians to their hospital bed during a mental health crisis. But disturbing data, released today, shows this practice is becoming more common in Victoria under the Andrews Labor Government despite the Royal Commission’s warnings it must stop. The Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council (VMIAC) research…
Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, has asked the Minister for Health to invest in the public dental service after the Andrews Labor Government cut $24.2 million from the service in the recent budget – in the face of growing local and state-wide waiting lists. “This nearly $25 million cut equates to 44,000 less…
Transport operators have exposed the toll of regional Victoria’s crumbling road network, with reports today revealing rough roads are making it harder to hire truck drivers and sending the cost of vehicle repairs skyrocketing. Transport operators who have been involved in the industry for decades say road quality is dragging down retention of drivers who…
A Matthew Guy-led Liberals and Nationals Government will stop Labor’s extermination of Victoria’s brumby population. The new plan, announced today, will see a shift in focus to rehoming and veterinary intervention to manage the brumby population, standing in stark contrast to Labor’s plan for total eradication. The Liberals and Nationals’ new approach will involve: The…