O’Keeffe demands answers about flood payments
The National’s Member for Shepparton, Kim OKeeffe, took the urgent demand for flood relief payments to the floor of the Victorian Parliament this week. Ms O’Keeffe called on Government Services…
LVA’s Plan for the Valley future devoid of detail
The draft Gippsland Transition 2035 plan released by the Latrobe Valley Authority (LVA) has been labelled an underwhelming marketing stunt that lacks accountability. The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region,…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR – Peter Walsh
Dear Editor, The numbers are in, with reports Victorians will now be slapped with annual energy bills of up to $4000, mounting more stress on families in the midst of…
DEECA closed for business
The question as to why the Government’s Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) offices, formerly DELWP, has significantly reduced opening hours, was raised this week in State Parliament…
Foster carers deserve support
Speaking in State Parliament, The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath has called on the Minister for Child Protection and Family Services to address the huge gaps in…
Flood Inquiry to shine light on impacted communities
Communities in Victoria will have their voices heard through a state-wide inquiry into Victoria’s preparedness and response to flooding events. The Liberals and Nationals today passed a motion in the…
Goulburn Valley needs on-time ambulances, not excuses
Goulburn Valley residents who need an ambulance are being forced to wait at least an hour as Victoria’s Triple-Zero response times become the worst in the nation. Fewer than two…
More Gippsland jobs sacrificed on Labors green altar
Gippsland Nationals MP’s have expressed their solidarity with workers who will lose their jobs at Opals Maryvale Mill with the closure of white paper manufacturing. The devastating news was…
Kealy calls for regional Victoria’s fair share of funding
Member for Lowan and Deputy Leader of The Nationals, Emma Kealy has used her first address to the Victorian Parliament for 2023 to call on the Andrews Labor Government to…
Minister stumbles again over troubled flood review
The Andrews Labor Government has again been caught out over the troubled Maribyrnong River Flood Review. Speaking yesterday, Minister for Water Harriet Shing is reported to have told media outlets…
More investment needed in decaying public dental
The average wait time for public dental care in Victoria has increased to 26.7 months, the worst delays in dental care this decade and Nationals MP for Gippsland East,…
Woodchop events facing the axe
A centuries-old sport is at risk as the Andrews Labor Government continues to fail Victoria’s native timber industry. Reports in recent weeks that the Victorian Axemen’s Council has no timber…
