Author Archives: The Nationals Victoria

Annabelle Cleeland MP – Community groups urged to apply for $75,000 bushfire recovery grants

The Nationals Member for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland is encouraging community organisations across bushfire affected areas to apply for the Victorian Government’s Community Recovery Grants, with up to $75,000 available for…

Annabelle Cleeland MP – Cleeland hosts renewable energy roundtable to put regional communities first

Member for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland has joined Shadow Minister for Energy David Davis and Northern Victoria MP Wendy Lovell in Benalla to hear directly from communities living alongside renewable energy…

Kim O’Keeffe MP – Additional services on the Shepparton Line now finally a reality

After more than three years since Stage 3 of the Shepparton Line Upgrade was originally promised to be completed, the people of the Goulburn Valley will finally be able to…

Annabelle Cleeland MP – Letter to the Editor: A change of captain won’t fix Labor’s sinking ship

Victorians are being asked to believe that swapping the captain fixes a ship that’s already taking on water. It doesn’t. Ben Carroll didn’t just sit in cabinet — he sat…

Annabelle Cleeland MP – Carroll scraps bushfire recovery minister, abandoning regional Victorians

The Nationals Member for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland has criticised Premier Ben Carroll’s decision to abolish the dedicated Minister for Natural Disaster Recovery, saying it sends a clear message that bushfire…

Emma Kealy MP – Liberals and Nationals will back farmers on wild dog control

A Liberals and Nationals Government will restore effective wild dog control and give farmers the tools they need to protect their livestock and livelihoods. Deputy Leader of The Nationals and…

Danny O’Brien MP – LTE – New Premier, same old story

Dear Editor, Victorians have a new Premier, but for those of us in Gippsland there is a nagging sense of déjà vu. Ben Carroll is not a fresh face. He…

Danny O’Brien MP – Labor leaves Gippsland communities in the dark

The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien has called on the Carroll Labor Government to urgently step in and demand answers from electricity providers over ongoing power outages that…

Dr Anne Webster MP – Coalition welcomes ACCC inquiry into regional mobile coverage

The Coalition welcomes the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) announcement of an inquiry today into regional mobile coverage across Australia including whether domestic mobile roaming should be mandated. In…

Gemma Rendell – Rendell calls for improved V/Line timetable

The Nationals’ candidate for Gippsland East, Gemma Rendell, is expecting the new V/Line timetable to deliver an additional morning service from Bairnsdale, and maintain the train connection through to Southern…

Emma Kealy MP – Don’t make Natimuk pay twice for bushfire

The Victorian Labor Government should not force Horsham Rural City Council to choose between bushfire recovery and its fair share of funding for other important community infrastructure. The Nationals Member…

Dr Anne Webster MP – Labor attacks farmers again with more red tape on exposure limits

Australian farmers are under attack yet again from Labor Governments, this time on key chemical phosphine used to protect stored and transported crops, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster said…