Category Archives: Media Releases

Annabelle Cleeland MP – Community voices heard on Central North REZ

The Labor Government has finally taken the common-sense approach of abandoning the proposed Central North Renewable Energy Zone (REZ), following months of strong community opposition across the region. Communities in…

Melina Bath MP – Gippsland rail passengers treated as second class citizens

The Nationals’ Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath, has called on the Labor Government to explain why Gippsland rail commuters were again left stranded after train services ceased before the…

Melina Bath MP – Labor failing as Ambulance response times plummet in EVR

The Nationals’ Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath, has called on the Carroll Government in state parliament to explain why ambulance response times in eastern Victoria continue to deteriorate under…

Kim O’Keeffe MP – Proposed Central North Renewable Energy Zone to be scrapped

After much community advocacy, the Carroll Labor Government has decided not to proceed with the proposed Central North Renewable Energy Zone (REZ). The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe,…

Tim McCurdy MP – Labor’s tough talk on tobacco is just noise while Victoria burns

For years, state and federal Labor governments have talked tough on illicit tobacco. For years, the black market has kept growing, and the firebombings have kept coming. The Carroll Labor…

Annabelle Cleeland MP – Regional Victorians driving on some of the worst roads in the state

Regional Victorians are driving on some of the worst roads in the state, with the state’s independent auditor confirming more than half of the roads across the Hume region are…

Annabelle Cleeland MP – 603 signatures call for rate and emergency services levy relief for bushfire victims

A petition calling for three years of relief from council rates and the Emergency Services Tax for bushfire-affected properties has been tabled in the Victorian Parliament with 603 signatures. The…

Danny O’Brien MP – Damning audit confirms Labor stood by while road network fell apart

A scathing report from the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office has confirmed that Victorian roads are falling apart, and the Labor Government has known about it for years while doing nothing to…

Melina Bath MP – Early childhood report exposes government failures and regional childcare crisis

Regional families and childcare providers are bearing the brunt of workforce shortages, childcare deserts and growing bureaucracy, while the Labor Government turned a blind eye to long-standing issues in the…

Emma Kealy MP – Neighbourhood Houses deserve recognition and support

Neighbourhood Houses are the quiet achievers of our communities, providing practical help, connection and support to thousands of Victorians every week. Deputy Leader of The Nationals and Member for Lowan…

Jade Benham MP – Labor Bill attacks workers’ freedom of choice

The Nationals’ Member for Mildura and Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs, Jade Benham has criticised the Carroll Labor Government’s Associations Incorporation Reform Amendment Bill 2026 as having nothing to do…

Jade Benham MP & Tim McCurdy MP – Labor government’s tobacco failure fuels firebombing crisis

Victorians are paying the price for the Carroll Labor Government’s failure to regulate the illicit tobacco and nicotine market after another firebombing in Sunshine overnight. Damning new evidence that almost every…