Local emergency services should feature in budget
Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull is hoping to see some key projects ticked off in next week’s State Budget. “There is some important infrastructure that needs to be…
May State Budget must deliver regional Victoria our fair share
Regional Victorians are demanding a fair share of the state’s spend on hospitals, schools, infrastructure and mental health in the lead up to the State Budget on May 3. Restoring…
Billion-dollar windfall for Queensland signals critical need to bring manufacturing home to Victoria
A new plan to relieve fertiliser shortages by increasing production in Australia has highlighted the multi-billion-dollar economic windfall a shift in focus to bring manufacturing back to Victoria could deliver.…
No new trams, but Labor’s already managed to blow the budget by $370 million
Victorians are owed an explanation on a nearly $400 million cost blowout in the past 12 months on a long-awaited order of new trams for the ancient Melbourne fleet. The…
The Nationals and timber towns call to arms
Timber communities have vowed to fight back against Daniel Andrews’ policy to shut Victoria’s sustainable native timber industry. A round table forum held in Heyfield attended by community members, harvesters,…
Vic Government scraps close contacts
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy is pleased to finally hear that as of 11:59pm Friday 22 April 2022 household close contacts will be free to leave quarantine. …
Urgent action needed on housing crisis
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien says urgent action is needed to tackle the growing housing crisis across Gippsland. Mr O’Brien said he is regularly hearing from…
New campaign to expose Victoria’s worst roads
Victorians are being asked to name the state’s worst roads in a new campaign to identify the most dangerous hazards that are risking lives on our roads every single day. Launched…
Fire inquiry findings cannot wait ‘til 2024
Important recommendations from a review of the 2019/20 bushfires that ravaged the region will not be acted on by the Andrews Labor Government until 2024, leaving East Gippslanders to endure…
Indigenous knowledge is key to plan burns
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South Danny O’Brien says regular planned burns in our forest and Crown land is critical to save lives and the environment. “Planned burns are…
Another blow to local health care as Horsham maternity services suspended
The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy is concerned at a decision made late last night to suspend maternity services at the hospital in Horsham. The decision means that local…
Timber innovation boost a small vote of confidence for at-risk Victorian jobs
A $219.5 million boost for innovation and research in Australia’s forestry sector today is a badly needed vote of confidence in Victorian jobs that State Labor is hellbent on destroying.…