Govt must fix VPTAS
Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, has called on the Health Minister to fix the failing Victorian Patient Transport Assistance Scheme (VPTAS) payment reimbursements. “While our health system is in…
Shock energy price hike hits regional families, small businesses
Regional Victorians are facing unprecedented energy price increases as a result of the mismanagement of the Andrews Labor Government. The Victorian Essential Services Commission has released is Victorian Default Offer 2023-24…
Bath fears Victoria’s Duck Inquiry charade
The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath said the Victorian Inquiry into duck hunting is stacked against recreational hunters. The Andrews Government has established a committee of nine…
Power bill shock to zap family budgets further
It has been revealed the cost of living under the Andrews Labor Government will again sky rocket with average Victorian households and small business to pay over 30 per cent…
Homes without kitchens are no legacy
The Minister for Commonwealth Games Legacy, Harriet Shing, has dodged questions from The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath, about the long-term viability of housing at the Commonwealth Games…
New health plan must give freedom of choice
The State Government must allow people to opt out of having their private health records automatically shared on a central database, Northern Victoria MP Gaelle Broad has told Parliament. Ms…
O’Keeffe demands deadline for life-saving road repairs across regional Victoria
Member for Shepparton District Kim O’Keeffe says a trucking business in her electorate faces more than $100,000 in unbudgeted repairs because of the appalling state of regional roads. In…
Statement from the Shadow Minister for Water
The recent Ministerial Council Meeting was a missed opportunity to put the issue of additional water buybacks to bed. Instead, Victorian irrigators have been left in limbo with the Federal…
Eleventh-hour change leaves communities in the dark
A last-minute change to the planned route for new overhead powerlines connecting Victoria and NSW has left a swathe of rural communities in limbo, Northern Victoria MP Gaelle Broad told…
Reimbursements for Active Kids
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien is highlighting that local families may be eligible to have up to $200 of their children’s sport fees reimbursed through the State…
Women celebrate 100 years at Parliament
Women from right across Eastern Victoria will join International Women’s Day celebrations at Parliament House on March 8, marking 100 years since women won the right to stand for the…
Hydrogen investment ignites hope for Gippsland
A $2 billion investment by the Japanese Government to commercialise a coal-to-hydrogen project in the Latrobe Valley and Hastings has been welcomed by the Gippsland Nationals. The Hydrogen Energy…
