Last chance for round one of the Power Saving Bonus
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…
Walsh – LETTER TO THE EDITOR (Cuts to maternity services)
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)…
Final round of bushfire funding
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…
Nationals will spend more on our regional roads
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. …
McCurdy calls for more investment to regional aged care facilities
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. …
Renewable energy inquiry reveals Labor’s narrow view
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.…
Regional nurses left without support
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. …
Victoria’s archaic mental health approach nation’s worst
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…
Public dental needs funding boost, not cut
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…
Regional roads “rough as guts” and sending costs skyrocketing
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…
Liberals and Nationals’ plan to stop Labor’s extermination of Victoria’s iconic brumbies
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…
Fruit Fly support hits all time low
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy recently spoke in Parliament about the Victorian Government’s decision to take $2.5 million dollars of funding away from communities like Cobram, Shepparton and…