Bush users have converged on State Parliament today against a plan to lock up more of Victoria’s public land. More than 77,000 hectares of public land will be locked up if the Andrews Labor Government adopts recommendations from the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council’s Central West Investigation final report. Nationals Member for Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy…
Comment attributable to Leader of The Nationals Peter Walsh On behalf of the Victorian Nationals I wish to extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of former Federal Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer AC. Tim epitomised everything it means to be a great Australian. A devoted family man, a farmer,…
The Andrews Labor Government has refused to answer serious questions about its decision to hand a $400,000 grant to Steelvision. The Treasurer was asked in Parliament’s Question Time today to explain why Steelvision was handed a $400,000 government grant, the day after Victoria’s State Revenue Office requested the company be wound up. On 31 July…
Frustrating delays on country train lines are leaving more and more regional Victorians stranded at the station with VLine punctuality plummeting again in July. Seven of VLine’s 11 services failed to meet their targets while more than half of the services on the north east line ran late last month, according to the latest VLine…
Member for Euroa and The Nationals’ deputy leader Steph Ryan is offering residents of the Euroa electorate free re-usable shopping bags before plastic bags are banned in November this year. Ms Ryan has told Parliament she supports a ban on single use plastic bags, ahead of a vote on the issue in the Legislative…
The future of Victoria’s only government department dedicated to supporting jobs growth and community development in Regional Victoria is under threat. Today, the Andrews Labor Government failed to rule out more job and funding cuts from Regional Development Victoria (RDV) once the current review is finished. This latest uncertainty comes after a $130 million cut…
Shepparton school teachers concerned about the Andrews Labor Government’s new super school have been warned not to criticise the school in public. The minutes from a school meeting in May last year show teachers were told that when discussing the new school, they must praise it in public and keep any criticism behind closed doors.…
Victoria has failed to convince New South Wales and South Australia to restrict new licences to use water in the lower Murray region, putting at risk the integrity of the Barmah Choke and Lower Goulburn River. Minister Neville went to the Ministerial Council Meeting in Canberra on Sunday with the support of the Victorian…
The illegal and intimidating actions of law-breaking activists are closing down farm businesses and forcing hard-working farm families off the land. Yarragon’s popular Gippy Goat Café closed its doors after multiple break-ins, livestock theft and constant harassment. And in recent weeks, a free-range poultry farmer revealed their family had “lost the love of farming” and…
An agreement to secure water for the Sunraysia must be reached when Basin Ministers meet in Canberra for the next Murray Darling Basin Ministerial Council meeting on Sunday. Earlier this month, the Victorian Government made the long overdue decision to intervene in the rapid growth of new permanent plantings in the lower Murray region by…
The Andrews Labor Government has been caught short-changing Victorians on the Murray Basin Rail Project. Reports today raise serious questions on the Andrews Government’s claims it’s delivering $220 million towards the project. Leader of The Nationals Peter Walsh said farmers and industry in north-west Victoria were furious the Andrews Labor Government’s mismanagement had left the…
The Bendigo community deserves to know full detail of a proposal to sell council-owned land to the Andrews Labor Government for the Bendigo GovHub before it goes to council for a final vote. Leader of The Nationals and Shadow Minister for Regional Victoria and Decentralisation Peter Walsh joined concerned community members today in Bendigo to…