Author Archives: The Nationals Victoria

Senator The Hon Bridget McKenzie and Dr Anne Webster MP: NATIONALS SLAM QANTAS FOR ABANDONING REGIONAL BASES

Qantas’ proposal to shutter Mildura, Hobart and Canberra bases has been condemned as another crippling blow to regional aviation in Australia. On top of the collapse of Rex and Bonza,…

Tim Bull MP – Nobody can do it alone’: Making life with dementia better

This is a significant time on two fronts as we mark Dementia Action Week and World Alzheimer’s Day. Dementia Action Week runs until Sunday, with this year’s theme “Nobody can…

Melina Bath MP – The Nationals back families after Labor cuts Parentline support service

The Nationals have pledged to reinstate funding for Parentline if elected in 2026, a vital counselling service for Victorian families, after the Allan Labor Government controversially axed its funding in…

Danny O’Brien MP – CFA volunteers smack down Allan Labor Government

Thousands of Country Fire Authority volunteers across the state have expressed their frustration with the Allan Labor Government, marking the government poorly on virtually every area of CFA management and…

Dr Anne Webster MP – Albanese Government fails to meet legislated regional telecommunications deadline

The Coalition has formally moved yesterday that the Albanese Government be held to acco​​unt for failing to meet a legislated deadline to table its response to a key regional telecommunications…

Dr Anne Webster MP – Farmers give frosty reception to Albanese, Allan at Bush Summit

Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster was shoulder-to-shoulder with farmers in Ballarat on Friday as protestors from Mallee and across regional Victoria gave a frosty reception to Prime Minister Anthony…

Danny O’Brien MP – Lives at risk as Labor dithers

Lives continue to be put at risk as a result of the Allan Labor Government’s inability to complete the duplication of the Western Highway between Buangor and Ararat. The 35km…

Danny O’Brien MP and Melina Bath MP – Labor in denial as more frontline jobs go despite tax hike

Labor continues to dodge questions around cuts to frontline emergency services jobs, with Treasurer Jacyln Symes the latest to duck for cover.   Jobs have been cut in bushfire management…

Danny O’Brien MP – Labor trashes farmers’ rights

The Allan Labor Government has stripped farmers and landowners of their rights so power lines can be built on their property. Labor, with the support of the Greens, Animal Justice…

Melina Bath MP – Labor’s controversial VicGrid Bill passes parliament

The Allan Government’s contentious VicGrid energy transmission legislation has passed parliament, with the support of crossbench MPs from the Greens, Cannabis Party and Animal Justice Party. Opposing the legislation The…

Emma Kealy MP – Allan Labor Government loses trust of Victorian farmers

The Allan Labor Government has lost the trust of 9 in 10 Victorian farmers as revealed by a Victorian Farmers Federation survey. In Question Time today, the Minister for Agriculture,…

Danny O’Brien MP – No detail from Labor as lifesavers take hit

The Allan Labor Government continues to dodge questions surrounding cutbacks to Victoria’s emergency services.   Victorians could be facing summer at the beach without paid lifeguards because of Labor cutbacks,…