Major disruptions to Melbourne CBD with the City Loop to close
Indefinite closure of Melbourne metro’s City Loop Network will throw the CBD into chaos at a key moment in the city’s recovery. The Transport Department has confirmed today the City…
Regional businesses grapple with workforce shortages and Covid police
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy has called for answers from the Minister for Employment regarding the shortage of workforce in Wangaratta and other regional towns. In Parliament…
Border communities owed an apology for “inhumane” permit scheme
People living in communities along Victoria’s border were asked for evidence loved ones were dying from cancer and personal financial statements, a damning report on Victoria’s border permit scheme has…
Sneaky Labor change a “setback” for windfarm neighbours
The Andrews Labor Government has secretly instituted a planning change that will make life even more difficult for wind farm neighbours trying to build on their own properties. The…
Gippslanders caught in “inhumane” border permit system
Gippsland residents were among thousands caught up in a Covid border permit scheme described in a scathing report from the Victorian Ombudsman, Deborah Glass as “downright unjust, even inhumane.” …
Documents reveal Minister’s negligence after loss of Victorian lives
Evidence has emerged that Victoria’s Mental Health Minister was told of Victorians taking their own lives due to “COVID-related stressors” – but failed to act. A Ministerial briefing note obtained…
$1b fund for regional manufacturing
The Victorian Liberal Nationals have announced a major policy commitment to deliver the largest ever investment in manufacturing in Victoria’s history, a $2.5billion fund – with $1billion tagged for the…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR – Peter Walsh
Dear Editor, In a Labor-aligned podcast over the weekend, Daniel Andrews bragged Victoria’s COVID response should be celebrated as a “triumph”. I doubt the more than 800 Victorian families who…
Premier handed blank cheque with pandemic powers
Independent MPs have flipped to vote with Labor to pass the Andrews Government’s pandemic legislation power grab after a marathon 24-hour sitting of the State Parliament. The controversial pandemic legislation…
Nationals call for more boots and less suits in country Victoria
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy highlights concerns for regional Victoria with the Andrews Government directing more of their budget to office staff rather than to our seasonal…
Mental health claims don’t add up
Victorians are getting sicker while the Andrews Labor Government fails to meet a key finding from the Mental Health Royal Commission, more than three years since it was delivered. Announcing…
Premier handed blank cheque with pandemic powers
Independent MPs have flipped to vote with Labor to pass the Andrews Government’s pandemic legislation power grab after a marathon 24-hour sitting of the State Parliament. The controversial pandemic legislation…
