Melina Bath MP – LTE – Labor’s broken promise: Wonthaggi Hospital upgrades MIA
Dear Editor On the eve of the 2022 election, Labor promised $290 million to complete Stages 2 and 3 of Wonthaggi Hospital to service the Bass Coast. Four years later…
Dr Anne Webster MP – Regional Australians paying the price for Labor’s health failures
The Coalition is calling out the Albanese Labor Government for failing rural and regional Australians after twelve leading nursing and healthcare organisations have warned that Medicare is no longer delivering for…
Melina Bath MP – There’s nothing easy, safe or more affordable about Labor’s state budget
The Nationals’ Melina Bath said Labor’s budget delivers more debt, taxes, higher costs and fewer opportunities, warning that hardworking regional Victorians are being left to carry the burden. “Labor is…
Melina Bath MP – Police resources down under Jacinta Allan while crime climbs
The latest police data shows Victoria now has 500 fewer police than when Jacinta Allan became Premier. The Nationals’ Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath said local communities were not…
Dr Anne Webster MP – The Nationals promote innovative push to convert excess wine to ethanol during fuel crisis
The Nationals have declared their support for research into converting surplus wine in Australia into ethanol to help with national fuel shortages. Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster MP said…
Dr Anne Webster MP – Coalition backs sensible reforms to promote organ donation as Health Ministers meet
The Coalition has reiterated its support for reforms to make organ donation registration easier by linking it to driver’s licences, ahead of the Health Ministers meeting today where the proposal…
Emma Kealy MP – Drought support eligibility fails farmers under pressure
Drought-affected farmers across western Victoria are being unfairly excluded from support as rigid eligibility boundaries fail to reflect conditions on the ground. The Nationals Member for Lowan and Shadow Minister…
Emma Kealy MP – Kealy demands fairer travel support for regional patients as fuel costs bite
Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP, has called on the State Government to urgently increase support for regional patients forced to travel long distances for essential medical care. Speaking in…
Emma Kealy MP – Kealy calls out delay in mental health funding
Horsham, Hamilton and Ararat communities are still waiting for the Allan Labor Government to fulfil its promise three years ago to increase mental health services. Labor announced in 2023 that…
Dr Anne Webster MP – Labor risks lifeline for the bush as Regional Tech Hub faces axe
The Albanese Labor Government is once again leaving regional Australians in the dark, with funding for the highly successful Regional Tech Hub due to expire at the end of this…
Brett Hosking selected as The Nationals’ candidate for Murray Plains
The Nationals have selected experienced and respected community advocate Brett Hosking as their candidate for the seat of Murray Plains, for November’s state election. Mr Hosking is a fifth-generation farmer,…
Dr Anne Webster MP – Older Australians Are Paying the Price for Labor’s Bad Decisions
Older Australians are being hit from all sides — and in regional Australia, they’ll feel it first and worst. “In regional communities, when Canberra gets it wrong, we feel it…