Author Archives: The Nationals Victoria

Melina Bath – Labor’s taxes and mismanagement crushing Victoria’s rental market

Thursday 13 February 2025   Victoria’s rental market continues to go backwards revealing a statewide reduction of 20,000 rental properties in the past 18 months as property investors sell up.…

Darren Chester – Gippsland Priorities Championed In Canberra

Road and freight route upgrades, tourism, digital connectivity, energy security and affordability, disaster resilience, skills, employment and education, were at the forefront of discussions with One Gippsland and Federal Member…

Dr. Anne Webster: Relief for families and farmers as Labor’s fresh food tax defeated

Thursday 13 February 2025   Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster said the region’s farmers and families could now celebrate a huge cost-of-living win, after the Coalition forced Labor to…

Melina Bath: Cricket Grant Application Open

Cricket grant applications open The Nationals’ Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath, is encouraging all local cricket clubs to apply for the grants available under the Australian Cricket Infrastructure Fund…

Jade Benham: Bail backflip a stunning admission of failure

Thursday, 6 February 2025   After blocking attempts by the Victorian Nationals and Liberals to strengthen the state’s bail laws, Jacinta Allan has performed a stunning backflip by admitting Labor’s…

Senator Bridget McKenzie: An Honor and A Privilege To Gain Heavy Rigid Truck Licence

MEDIA RELEASE   Australia’s transport industry can add another licenced driver to their log with Senator Bridget McKenzie sitting and passing her Heavy Rigid Truck Licence.   Supported by Transport…

Melina Bath MP Media Release – Petition to save Silverleaves tabled in Parliament

Petition to save Silverleaves tabled in parliament The ‘Save Silverleaves’ petition calling on the Allan Labor Government to urgently fund short term works to save homes from the rapidly eroding shoreline has…

Danny O’Brien – Letter to the Editor

Monday 3 February 2025   Camping has always been an inclusive pursuit, much-loved by regional Victorians, yet so many beloved sites have become a closed shop.   Regularly, “Campsite fully…

Danny O’Brien – Potholes galore, but Labor doesn’t know where the money’s going

Thursday 30 January 2025   Potholes galore, but Labor doesn’t know where the money’s going   The Allan Labor Government is presiding over a disastrous deterioration in the state of…

Danny O’Brien – Letter to the editor

Wednesday 29 January 2025   Letter to the Editor   Here we go again. The blame game’s back on.   On the radio airwaves last week, Premier Jacinta Allan once…

Anne Webster: Rex Airlines thrown a further lifeline to keep serving regional and remote communities

Thursday 23 January 2025 Any news that strengthens the prospect that Regional Express (Rex) Airlines stays in the air is good news for Sunraysia and regional Australia, Member for Mallee…

MEDIA RELEASE: CHESTER WELCOMES $7.5 MILLION ADDITIONAL FUNDING COMMITMENT TO CRIME STOPPERS UNDER A COALITION GOVERNMENT

Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says the increasing crime rate across the region is undermining community safety and requires more attention across all levels of government. Mr Chester has…