Author Archives: The Nationals Victoria

Emma Kealy – LETTER TO THE EDITOR (Nationals win five-year battle for counsellors in schools)

Monday 19 February 2024   Dear Editor,   The Victorian Nationals have won a five-year long battle to allow counsellors to provide much needed mental health support to students as…

Melina Bath – Labor’s health mismanagement impacting access to dialysis treatment

Tuesday 20 February 2024 Sick Victorians with kidney disease face daily uncertainty in their struggle to access dialysis treatment. Advocating for a Langwarrin constituent in State Parliament, The Nationals, Member…

Peter Walsh – LTR (Victoria’s Emergency Health System in Crisis: Urgent Reforms Needed)

Monday 19 February 2024     Victoria is facing a crisis in its emergency health response system, with alarming reports revealing significant shortcomings in both the triple-0 service and the…

Emma Kealy – Nationals win two-year battle to protect farmers private property 

Friday 16 February 2024   The Nationals have won a two-year long battle to enhance the protection of farmers’ private property from radical animal activists following the recent passage of…

Danny O’Brien and John Pesutto – Labor must step up support for disaster affected communities

Friday 16 February 2024   Today, Victorian Opposition Leader, John Pesutto, joined local Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien, to visit Mirboo North to hear directly from local residents and…

Darren Chester Slams Roads Ministers

  Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has challenged the state and federal Ministers responsible for roads to drive through his electorate and understand the dangerous conditions endured by locals…

Martin Cameron – Victoria’s health system seriously crook 

Tuesday 13th February 2024 The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, says the state’s health system is “seriously crook”, and regional Victorians are paying the price.   It comes as…

Bridget McKenzie – Two Air Traffic Controllers Short And The Nation Stops

Poor accountability and management of AirServices Australia is failing to provide travelling Australians with a safer, more affordable, and reliable aviation system.   Appearing before Senate Estimates RRAT Committee today,…

Peter Walsh – Victoria’s healthy system sick (Letter to the Editor)

Monday 12 February 2024   Dear Editor,   Victoria’s health system is sick, and it’s been descending into a chronic long-term illness for a decade.   That means the lives…

Statement from Darren Chester – Black Saturday Bushfires

Today marks 15 years since Gippslanders, and our friends across Victoria, endured the horrific loss of life and property in the Black Saturday bushfires.   While homes have been rebuilt…

Strong team to fight for regional Victoria at next Federal Election

Thursday 1 February 2024   ­­The Nationals will take an experienced team to the next Federal election after three sitting Members of Parliament were pre-selected unopposed to contest the seats…

Danny O’Brien – Housing crisis hurting most vulnerable

Thursday, 1 February 2024   Damian Midwinter is one of thousands of Victorians who is sitting idle on the Allan Labor Government’s priority transfer housing waitlist.   Damian lives with…