Labor shafts Mitchell communities in state budget
Today’s state budget has left the communities of Seymour, Broadford and Kilmore empty handed with no new projects funded in the region. The only offering from Daniel Andrews came in…
Bath labels Budget overwhelmingly, underwhelming
The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath has labelled the Victorian State Budget underwhelming for Latrobe Valley, with shocking levels of debt and funding cuts. Regional Victorians will…
Opportunity to invest in saving Victorian lives must not be missed
Victoria’s road network will continue to crumble into dangerous disrepair without a substantial boost to funds for maintenance. The Andrews Government sliced $191 million from efforts to repair Victorian roads…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor, There’s a crisis in Victoria’s health system that’s being ignored by the Andrews Labor Government. A dozen Victorians have recently died waiting for an ambulance. Desperate calls to…
Budget must deliver for regional communities
Increased spending for health, roads, housing and community infrastructure in regional Victoria must form part of Tuesday’s State Budget to ensure Lowan communities get their fair share. Member for Lowan…
Covid restrictions finally ease two years on
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy is relieved to hear that Covid restrictions have finally been rolled back but admits this should have occurred long ago as we progress…
Secrecy another red flag for Labor’s second drug injecting room
Plans for a drug injecting room in the Melbourne CBD must not go ahead while delays continue to plague a long overdue report investigating effects on drug harm and community…
Jobs and the environment are the winners of Waste from Energy
The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath says today’s energy from waste announcement for Latrobe Valley’s Maryvale Mill is a much-needed boost which is great for jobs and…
Disastrous building, construction material shortages loom unless 2030 ban reversed
The Andrews Labor Government has walked away from a promise to establish a plantation nursery in East Gippsland today. It raises another red flag on catastrophic building and construction material…
Additional train services just another Labor mirage without the rolling stock to deliver it
Additional passenger train services on the Shepparton and Warrnambool lines will remain a far-off dream if next week’s State Budget fails to invest in the rolling stock required to deliver…
Reports call out the ‘revolting’ neglect of Victoria’s roads under Labor
Victoria’s roads network is in a ‘revolting’ state of disrepair, according to the people who are risking their lives driving them every day. Reports today have slammed the ongoing neglect…
Bath demands Cape to Cape Project Funding
The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath has called for funding to be provided in the upcoming budget Victorian state budget for the Cape to Cape Resilience Project.…