Regional Victoria set to welcome Melburnians in droves
Fresh ABS data has shown Melburnians have abandoned the city in record numbers with metro population falling by 60,500 in the 12 months to 30 June 2021 – a crash…
Minister has bet each way on the future of Shepparton’s super school
The Education Minister has assured Parliament the old school sites of Mooroopna Secondary College, McGuire College and Wanganui Park Secondary College will not be sold off. The news came just…
Agriculture jobs axed while Premier fattens up his own personal office
The hypocrisy of State Labor’s cuts to agriculture jobs has been exposed with figures today that the number of spin doctors in the Premier’s personal office nearly outstrips resourcing for…
Only one way forward to reap rewards of regional Commonwealth Games
Long-term strategic planning of a 2026 Commonwealth Games will be crucial if regional Victoria is to reap the full benefit of infrastructure upgrades and promotional activities that the event will…
Push for regional work visas to ease critical worker shortages
The Liberals and Nationals have recently launched a new positive campaign set to fill the workforce shortages and bring thousands of skilled workers to regional Victoria. Mr McCurdy said,…
FOI documents expose State Labor’s 18-month stealth war to end native timber
Freedom of Information (FOI) documents have today exposed the secret 18-month campaign by State Labor to axe thousands of Victorian jobs in the timber industry. The FOI documents, finally released…
Crumbling country roads just ‘imagined fantasy’, Labor MP says
Country drivers who complain that dangerous potholes are hazards on the rural road network are living in “imagined fantasies”, according to bizarre claims by a city Labor MP in Victorian…
Mental health facilities opened, but ignored workforce shortages mean no-one’s home
Today’s announcement shows the State Labor Government continues to ignore red flags raised by school principals, psychologists and counsellors that Victoria’s mental health workforce isn’t keeping up with demand for…
Positive plan needed to revive Mildura’s health workforce
Decades of health worker shortages in Mildura are crippling the region’s ability to get on top of long delays for surgery. Today in State Parliament, Health Minister Martin Foley was…
New push for regional worker visas to fill critical skills shortages
The Liberals and Nationals have launched a positive campaign to fill workforce shortages and bring thousands of skilled workers to regional Victoria. Victoria has requested just 750 skilled worker visas…
Labor’s building charge hike a huge blow
Member for Lowan Emma Kealy has called on the Andrews Labor Government to immediately intervene to revoke a massive planned fee increase set to hit the region’s builders. The Victorian…
Expensive desal costs Melbourne households
The Andrews Labor Government is forcing more costs onto Melburnians by ordering desal water when it is not needed. A 15GL water order will be placed in 2022-23 at a…