Premier Andrews remains silent on triple 000 failures
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy is disappointed to hear that despite recent calls for urgent assistance to regional ambulance and triple zero services, 12 Victorians have died…
McCurdy calls for hospital upgrades in country towns
Last week in Parliament Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy highlighted the lack of investment and desperately needed upgrades for regional hospitals in our smaller country towns across the…
Greens and Labor join forces to destroy Victoria’s timber industry – again
The Greens, Labor and Independents have joined forces in the Legislative Council to defeat amendments from the Liberals and Nationals that would have given the Native Timber Industry more protection…
Daniel Andrews’ injecting room fails Richmond children and families
Local Richmond families and students continue to be placed in harm’s way by Labor’s failing Medically Supervised Injecting Centre. Confirmation that a local resident has found a significant quantity…
Labour shortages hurting business and workers across Gippsland
Chronic labour shortages are causing huge issues for business, industry and workers right across Gippsland. The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien told Parliament this week that everywhere he…
North-west Victorian homebuyers fear high costs will end dream of home ownership
Young first homebuyers fear they’ll be locked out of the property market forever due to high costs and ever-growing government charges. New data released today by the Property Council of…
The Nationals strengthen farm trespass laws
Legislation for on-the-spot fines for farm trespass has finally passed state parliament after two years of delay by the Andrews Government. Amendments to double the maximum fine for illegal farm…
Labor, Independents, Greens MPs team up to stop toughest farm trespass fines
Amendments to double the maximum fine for illegal farm invasion have been blocked in Victorian Parliament by Labor, Greens and Independent MPs. The Liberals and Nationals proposed two amendments to…
Public notices to stay public in a win for country newspapers
The Victorian Nationals have stopped an attempt from the Andrews Labor Government to simultaneously hide changes impacting regional communities and axe an important source of revenue for local newspapers. Labor’s…
New report throws light on local childcare gaps
New data from Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute shows large gaps in the provision of childcare across rural and regional communities, including the Euroa electorate. The study, which classifies communities as…
New report finds regional Victoria “highly under-serviced” by public transport
Many communities in regional Victoria are “highly under-serviced” by public transport, with flow on effects to liveability acting as a handbrake on potential population growth, a new report has found.…
Kealy continues call for tougher penalties for farm trespassers
The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy is calling on Independent MPs in Parliament’s Upper House to vote in favour of greater protection for our Victorian farmers through harsher on…