Category Archives: Media Releases

Danny O’Brien MP – Lone Pine seedlings take root in local schoolyards

Gippsland schools have joined a statewide effort to honour the Anzac legacy through the “100 Lone Pines Project” as The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien visited classrooms last…

Gaelle Broad MP – One year until the next state election: Game on in Bendigo!

With just one year to go until the next state election, regional Victorians are feeling left out and neglected by the Allan Labor Government, Nationals MPs said today. The Deputy…

Tim McCurdy MP – Stopping tobacco shop fires just a government smoke screen

Victorians are being left without clear answers on the Allan Labor Government’s ability to confront the illicit tobacco trade.   At the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC), it was confirmed…

Jess Wilson & Danny O’Brien – A renewed Liberal and Nationals team ready to deliver for Victorians

Leader of the Opposition, Jess Wilson, and Leader of The Nationals, Danny O’Brien, have today announced the Victorian Liberal and Nationals’ new Shadow Cabinet.   This renewed team reflects all…

Tim McCurdy MP – Stopping tobacco shop fires just a government smoke screen

Victorians are being left without clear answers on the Allan Labor Government’s ability to confront the illicit tobacco trade. At the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC), it was confirmed the…

Darren Chester MP – 2026 #LOVEGIPPSLAND CALENDARS MAKE WAY ACROSS THE REGION

Residents at Crossley House in Yarram are among the first Gippslanders to receive their copy of Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester’s free 2026 #lovegippsland calendar, with the aged care facility one…

Darren Chester MP – STAY SUN SAFE THIS SUMMER

Australia’s world-leading rates of melanoma and skin cancer serve as a stark reminder to stay vigilant about sun protection as ultraviolet (UV) levels rise heading into summer, according to Federal…

Darren Chester MP – LABOR-GREENS DEAL WILL COST MORE TIMBER JOBS

The native hardwood and plantation timber industry are both facing ‘deaths by a thousand cuts’ after a Labor-Greens deal to pass reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act (EPBC),…

Anne Webster MP – Labor’s green ‘Frankenstein’s monster’ will destroy Australian jobs, industry and productivity 

The Coalition say a dirty deal between Labor and the Greens will be economically destructive, after changes to environmental laws were passed this morning in the final sitting day of…

Dr Anne Webster MP – Eye-watering $1.3 billion extra cost of Labor’s Green Buyback nightmare

Taxpayers will have to stump up an additional $1.3 billion to meet Labor’s target to buy back 450 gigalitres of water for environmental flows in the Murray-Darling Basin, almost double…

Danny O’Brien MP – Gippslanders left waiting as dental delays blow out under Labor

Gippslanders are waiting more than twice as long for public dental care than they were a decade ago. The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien said data obtained under…

Melina Bath MP – The Allan Government rejects Jacks Law to reduce knife crime

The Allan Government has refused to adopt ‘Jack’s Law’ in Victoria, despite escalating knife crime across the state. Jack’s Law was created in Queensland in response to the tragic stabbing…