Labor doubles the disappointment for duck hunters
The Andrews Labor Government has yet again turned its back on the field and game community by refusing to extend game licences that were unusable for large parts of 2021…
NATIONALS LEAD ON FIREARM FREIGHT ISSUE RESOLUTION
The Nationals have facilitated a solution to ensure the safe transportation of firearms, after a decision by some commercial carriers left dealers and wholesalers without options to ship their goods.…
Labor’s double dose double backflip blindsides hospitality workers
Gippsland hospitality businesses already stretched and hurting with the Andrews Labor Government’s brutal restrictions have been thrown into chaos with a last-minute announcement that staff will need to be double-vaccinated…
Labor shuts the doors on Victoria’s successful Primary Care Partnerships program
The Andrews Labor Government has announced the intention to abolish Victoria’s Primary Care Partnerships (PCPs) after years of uncertainty that hung over the heads of thousands of Victorians involved in…
Fast track Freedom Day for Regional Victoria
Regional Victoria must be granted its ‘Freedom Day’ and reopen safely sooner as vaccine targets are achieved much earlier than metro Melbourne. Under the Andrews Government’s roadmap regional Victoria will…
Last-minute hospitality rule change leaves businesses scrambling
Lowan hospitality businesses already stretched and hurting with the Andrews Labor Government’s brutal restrictions have been thrown into chaos with a last-minute announcement that staff will need to be double-vaccinated…
McCurdy calls for masks to be removed outdoors
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy has called for masks to no longer be required outdoors in regional Victoria. Mr McCurdy said that with compliance with social distancing,…
Low Indigenous vaccination rates risk widening the gap in south-west Victoria
Vaccine hesitancy and testing hesitancy in Victoria’s Indigenous communities’ risks pushing people further into disadvantage under the Andrews Labor Government’s plan to offer more freedoms to people who are fully-vaccinated.…
Statement on Crown Royal Commission final report
Crown Royal Commission has delivered its final report today, but Victorians will wait weeks to see the detail after the Andrews Government decided to keep the findings under lock and…
Mental health support must be matched by more workers to meet demand
Our kids desperately need additional mental health support right now while they’re still excluded from their family, mates, community sport and full-time learning in the classroom – not in a…
Action needed on Gippsland rail dedicated line
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien has repeated calls in State Parliament for a solution to underperforming Gippsland trains amid ongoing fears the Andrews Labor Government intends to…
Growers need thousands – not hundreds – of workers to meet workforce demand
An extended seasonal worker deal with Tasmania will finally deliver workers into Victoria, but it will do little fill the yawning shortage of pickers across the state. Agriculture Minister Mary-Anne…