Category Archives: Media Releases

Melina Bath & Martin Cameron MP – Carroll’s Morwell failure – 500 promised jobs to zero delivered

The Nationals have taken aim at new Premier Ben Carroll over his central role in promising hundreds of manufacturing jobs for the Latrobe Valley that never materialised. Member for Eastern…

Melina Bath MP – Bold plan to improve education outcomes and reduce teacher burden

A new policy announced by The Nationals and Liberal will help return Victoria to its position as the Education State following declining literacy and numeracy outcomes. The Nationals’ Member for…

Tim Bull MP & Gemma Rendell – Government must fix firewood shortage it created

Gippsland East Nationals’ candidate, Gemma Rendell, has called on the Victorian Labor Government to address worsening firewood shortages in East Gippsland, saying vulnerable residents are paying the price for the…

Emma Kealy MP – Letter to the editor

Life is full of choices. Some might be largely inconsequential in the overall scheme of our lives, while others shape the very fabric of the future we build for ourselves…

Martin Cameron MP – Huge blow for Valley with more jobs axed at Maryvale mill

The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has lashed the Carroll Labor Government for its part in the latest round of job losses in the Latrobe Valley. Opal has announced…

Emma Kealy MP – Nationals outline plan for affordable, reliable energy

Victorians will enjoy lower energy prices and greater choice as part of a Liberals and Nationals plan for affordable and reliable energy by allowing new conventional gas exploration and overturning…

Melina Bath MP – The Nationals fighting for a safer Latrobe Valley

The Nationals have again stood up for Latrobe Valley residents and businesses in state parliament, demanding the Labor Government immediately address rising crime and properly resource local police. Member for…

Danny O’Brien MP – Bushfire inquiry lays bare Labor’s CFA neglect

The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien says a Parliamentary inquiry into Victoria’s 2025–26 bushfire season has confirmed years of Labor neglect have left CFA volunteers without the resources…

Kim O’Keeffe MP – Minister must address our unsafe roads as a matter of safety

The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has questioned the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Ros Spence, if the Victorian Government can provide a timeframe for roadwork repairs…

Danny O’Brien MP – Letter to the Editor

New Premier, same old story for regional Victoria Victorians woke up this week to a new Premier. For those of us in regional Victoria, though, there is a nagging sense…

Emma Kealy MP – Parliament bushfire inquiry confirms Labor left communities exposed

A Parliamentary inquiry into Victoria’s 2025-26 bushfire season has confirmed years of Labor neglect left the CFA under-resourced and put regional communities at risk. The report, tabled in state parliament…

Kim O’Keeffe MP – New report confirms CFA left neglected and ill-equipped to protect regional communities

The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe has condemned the Victorian Labor Government after a new parliamentary inquiry report has confirmed the government’s mismanagement of the CFA and its…