Cricket grants now open
Cricket clubs across East Gippsland looking to upgrade their facilities or purchase new equipment can apply for two streams of funding from Cricket Australia. Nationals Member for Gippsland East,…
Government has no answers on timber transition
The Andrews Labor Government is failing Gippsland and our timber sector with its supposed “transition” out of native harvesting by 2030 falling apart at the seams. The Nationals Member…
Fuel reduction saves lives
Today the “Fuel Reduction Saves Lives” campaign calling for increased fuel reduction on public land was launched at State Parliament. The Leader of the Nationals, Shadow Minister for Agriculture,…
Industrial action causes more headaches for regional commuters
Commuters on the northeast, Seymour and Shepparton trainlines faced another day of pain as a result of Daniel Andrews’ ugly, unresolved pay dispute with the Victoria’s Rail, Tram and Bus…
Port Welshpool Coast Guard volunteers deserve better
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien has thrown his support behind a push for new facilities for Port Welshpool Coast Guard. Mr O’Brien was speaking after visiting…
Morwell CFA Volunteer backlash – ‘we are not moving’
Morwell CFA Brigade volunteers are fiercely pushing back on Daniel Andrew’s plan to move them to a new Morwell fire station. At a Morwell CFA volunteer brigade meeting held last…
Labor still won’t release fuel load maps
The Labor Government will not release fire fuel load maps for Victoria, including East Gippsland. Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, asked the Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio in Parliament…
Roadside clearing must continue
Appropriate roadside clearing must continue in the coming months to ensure the unacceptable road closures and township isolations that occurred this bushfire season do not happen again. This is…
Timber workers save us, open our roads, then disregarded
Within days of finishing work that started with fire protection and ended with clearing our bushfire impacted roads, Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, says the timber industry has been…
Need for more rail services never greater
Gippsland Nationals MPs are ramping up pressure on the Andrews Labor Government to deliver more rail services to Central and East Gippsland. The Nationals Member for Gippsland South,…
Push for business assistance taken to State Parliament
The need for direct financial support for fire impacted businesses in East Gippsland has been raised yet again by Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull – this time to a…
CFA volunteers deserve decent stations
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien has again called on the Andrews Labor Government to fund urgently needed fire station replacements in the wake of the summer bushfires.…