Regional resident declined 000 call for help
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy recently expressed his concern in Parliament calling for the Minister for Ambulance Services to address the ever-increasing decline of Ambulance call outs to…
Regional business owners left abandoned by Vic Government
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy spoke in Parliament concerning the Andrews Government lack of support towards local business owners across the Ovens Valley. Mr McCurdy said, “I…
OP-ED Pandemic’s toll lingers for Victorian women
As our state comes up for air after two exhausting years of uncertainty and six long, draining COVID lockdowns, we are assessing the damage on our kids, our small businesses…
Government admits roadworks failures were “expected”
The Andrews Labor Government has admitted it “expected” weaknesses in road pavements to be revealed by recent shoulder widening works across Gippsland that left local arterial roads in a state…
Questions silenced as Victorian Labor side-steps allegations of bullying, toxic treatment of women
The Government has attempted to silence questions in State Parliament today on allegations of bullying, intimidation and harassment of women within Victorian Labor and the Premier’s private office. Shadow Minister…
Positive plan for Victorian women and girls to regain lost ground after COVID
Today we mark the contributions of Victorian women and girls to end toxic culture in the workplace and ‘Break the Bias’ to forge a path forward to gender equality. Sadly,…
Outreach services must be part of new mental health centres
Nationals State Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, is seeking more information on two mental health and wellbeing centres to be established in Bairnsdale and Orbost. “Having spoken of…
Andrews Government backflips on local newspaper cuts
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy recently spoke in Parliament highlighting concerns that he and other National Party MP’s share regarding the Victorian Government’s Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Bill 2021. Mr…
West Gate chaos latest in string of Labor’s major project mismanagement
Chaos has ensued on the West Gate Freeway this morning with motorists wasting hours idling due to more mismanagement from the State Labor Government. It is understood that a disagreement…
“We know people have died on the waitlists”: delays worsening for youth mental health
New data revealed today shows thousands of vulnerable youths at crisis point are now waiting more than 60 days for mental health appointments. The strain of demand has led five…
Victoria’s on a long road to Closing the Gap
Victoria has today announced details of a Stolen Generations redress scheme. It comes two long years since the Government first flagged the intention to establish a Stolen Generations Reparations package.…
Housing unaffordability risking pushing home ownership out of reach in Mildura
The Labor Government has been forced into an embarrassing retreat on a big new housing tax on first homebuyers and families in Shepparton. The Andrews Government dramatically axed the tax,…