Category Archives: Media Releases

Anne Webster MP – L​​​​​​abor’s flagship wind subsidy scheme failing as Mallee pays the price 

Labor’s flagship Capacity Investment Scheme was supposed to deliver more reliable electricity. Instead, it is proving what regional Australians have been saying all along – Labor’s renewables-only experiment simply does…

Emma Kealy MP – Labor ignores kids helpline again as crisis calls surge

Kids Helpline has been forced to manage a record surge in crisis interventions after the Allan Labor Government knocked back a modest $4.5 million funding request, with the service now…

Dr Anne Webster MP – Labor leaves Australian farmers and exporters on highest US tariff

Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster MP said Labor had failed Australian exporters after the U.S. Trump Administration confirmed a 12.5 per cent tariff on certain Australian exports. Dr Webster…

Annabelle Cleeland MP – Letter to the Editor – DonateLife Week

DonateLife Week is a timely reminder that some of the most meaningful gifts we can give cost us nothing at all. Across Australia, there are families hoping for a phone…

Annabelle Cleeland MP – Local business helps fire affected families rebuild with 1,000 free trees

Fire affected families across the region will soon have the opportunity to begin restoring their properties, with Benalla business Speciality Trees generously donating more than 1,000 trees to communities impacted…

Melina Bath MP & Emma Kealy MP – Community persistence drives Mount Arapiles backflip

The Mount Arapiles climbing community has secured a major victory, with the Allan Labor Government forced to abandon its plan to close thousands of climbing routes at one of the…

Emma Kealy MP – Kealy calls for urgent action on wild dog attacks

The Nationals’ Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, has called on the Allan Labor Government to take urgent action to address the growing impact of wild dog attacks across western Victoria,…

Tim McCurdy MP – Racing deserves a long-term plan, not year-to-year uncertainty

The release of the 2026 Size and Scope of the Victorian Racing Industry report has confirmed what racing communities across Victoria have always known, racing is a cornerstone of our economy, our…

Annabelle Cleeland MP – Cleeland renews calls for rate relief as Labor rushes out election-timed grants

The Nationals Member for Euroa, Annabelle Cleeland MP, has renewed her calls for rate relief for residents impacted by the Longwood bushfire, warning the Allan Labor Government’s latest round of…

Annabelle Cleeland MP – Cleeland slams dysfunctional, politicised bushfire recovery

The Nationals Member for Euroa, Annabelle Cleeland MP, has written to the Prime Minister and the Governor-General declaring Victoria’s bushfire recovery one of the most dysfunctional responses the state has…

Annabelle Cleeland MP – Regional Victorians have lost confidence in Jacinta Allan

Member for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland MP says regional Victorians have every reason to support the Coalition’s motion of no confidence in Premier Jacinta Allan when Parliament returns on 28 July,…

Emma Kealy MP – Kealy continues to push for P-12 complexity allowance rethink

The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, has again called out the Allan Labor Government’s cruel changes to the P-12 complexity allowance, which will see some rural and regional schools…