Author Archives: The Nationals Victoria

Darren Chester MP – SUPPORT AND SERVICES EXPO TO ASSIST MAFFRA WORKERS AND FAMILIES

Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is encouraging local residents, including workers and families affected by the closure of Dicky Bill, to attend a Support & Services Expo in Maffra…

Melina Bath MP – Bath calls out Labor’s stalling on Cape-to-Cape plan

Pressure is mounting on the Allan Government to end unnecessary delays and release the final Cape to Cape Resilience Plan. In state parliament The Nationals’ Melina Bath called on the…

Darren Chester MP – SUPPORT AND SERVICES EXPO TO ASSIST MAFFRA WORKERS AND FAMILIES

Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is encouraging local residents, including workers and families affected by the closure of Dicky Bill, to attend a Support & Services Expo in Maffra…

Melina Bath MP – Improved essential palliative care services needed

Underfunding of essential palliative care services is leaving patients and their loved ones in limbo at the most critical time of their lives. Data from Palliative Care Victoria reveals that 62…

Tim Bull MP – Blandthorn forced into disability backdown

Minister for Disability, Lizzie Blandthorn, has been forced into an embarrassing backdown after attempting to ram through a Bill in State Parliament without the support of the sector. During the…

Martin Cameron MP – Minister should resign amid ‘almost certain’ transition chaos

The risk of a “disorderly energy transition” is “almost certain” according to the Victorian Auditor-General, leading to supply shortages, skyrocketing energy prices and widespread job losses. In a report released…

Tim Bull MP – Six months, zero progress on veterans’ card uptake

Victorian veterans continue to be ignored, with the Allan Labor Government making zero progress on its veterans’ card uptake for the past six months. At the Public Accounts and Estimates…

Emma Kealy MP – ‘Branch Out’ program to inspire the next generation of horticulture leaders

Local secondary schools will have the chance to explore horticulture opportunities through a Nursery and Garden Industry Victoria program next year. NGIV will continue to deliver its successful ‘Branch Out’…

Melina Bath MP – Labor’s digital-only licence renewal freezes out thousands of hunters

Thousands of Victorian hunters face a licence renewal headache as the Allan Labor Government moves to an online portal. Under current rules, hunters must renew duck and quail licences online…

Danny O’Brien MP – Labor denies CFA cuts despite its own documents showing funding drop

Victorians are being told there are “no cuts” to emergency services, even as the Allan Labor Government’s own documents show CFA funding will fall by $7 million next year at…

Danny O’Brien MP – Letter to the editor

Labor says it is “proud” of its road performance but every regional Victorians can see straight through it.   Whether you’re driving kids to school, heading to work, or simply…

Emma Kealy MP – Brigades share in funding boost, but Pomonal misses out

CFA brigades across Lowan will receive more than $3.1 million combined through this year’s Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program, but the Labor government has critically overlooked upgrades for one of…