Sneaky State Government hides wind farm approval
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien has slammed the Andrews Labor Government for its decision to approve a permit for the Alberton wind farm over the busy Christmas/New…
Op-ed, by Leader of The Nationals Peter Walsh – This Year in Review
The resilience of our country communities has been tested through 2019. For some farmers, their hard work through the year paid off with favourable seasonal conditions. For others, particularly in…
Irrigation expansion – what has Labor got to hide?
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien has queried why the Andrews Labor Government is hiding a report on potential irrigation expansion areas in Central Gippsland. Mr O’Brien…
Dodging Daniel Andrews refuses to release bushfire fuel load maps
Daniel Andrews has failed to release bushfire fuel load maps for Victoria, despite an order from State Parliament to make the documents public. The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region,…
Labor dithers while water savings never more crucial
Gippsland Nationals MPs have again put the pressure on the State Labor Government to fund critical water savings in the Macalister Irrigation District (MID). Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull…
$3 billion city waste while farmers miss out
Desperately-needed additional drought supports are being ignored, while recent reports reveal Labor’s $11 billion Metro Rail Tunnel is $3 billion over budget says Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull. “That…
CFA Volunteer fears ringing true
Fears that experienced CFA volunteers will be discriminated against by the Andrews Government on the fire ground are materialising. The reality comes following the removal of an experienced Victorian CFA…
Labor’s road safety priorities are all wrong
Daniel Andrews has spent more money defending his botched wire rope barrier program than on the Government’s campaigns related to drug driving, driver fatigue and vehicle safety combined. Figures buried…
100GL Water for Fodder Program
Applications for the first 40GL of the 100GL Water for Fodder release will open in the week starting Monday 9 December. Key facts The program will open in the week…
Labor must not make irrigators wait for water
Water Minister Lisa Neville is hanging on to 75GL of irrigation entitlement that could be used to relieve the pressure on irrigators in northern Victoria. The 75GL irrigation entitlement is…
Labor ‘considering’ move to ban duck hunting
The Andrews Labor Government has betrayed Victoria’s hunting community, confirming it is “considering” a city Labor MP’s move to ban duck hunting. In Parliament this week, Labor’s Agriculture Minister confirmed…
Zero to Landfill Policy Booklet
Fixing our waste and recycling crisis The Nationals in Government will transform waste management in Victoria and commit to zero household waste going to landfill by 2035. For…