State telling porkies on fire rebuild
The State Government’s claim it has re-opened every recreation site impacted by the 2019/20 bushfires, is blatantly dishonest, says Nationals Gippsland East MP, Tim Bull. The Government reports it has…
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Keeping shelves stocked, hospitals staffed and lives on track
The Victorian Liberal Nationals are calling for an overhaul of COVID isolation requirements to ensure Victorian families can continue to access the vital healthcare and everyday essentials they need. …
DetailsCity-centric banking decision another blow to rural communities
The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy is demanding the Andrews Labor Government reverse its mandate to remove State Government banking from local communities. A new purchasing contract means all…
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Free Rapid testing now available to childcare and kindergarten services
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy reminds families across the Ovens Valley of the Victorian Governments about available free at-home rapid test kits to childcare services and kindergartens. …
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Sam Birrell Preselected as Nationals Candidate For Nicholls
Local champion Sam Birrell has been preselected as The Nationals candidate for Nicholls at the next federal election. Nationals State President Neil Pankhurst said as CEO of the Committee for…
DetailsDisaster Recovery Funding urgently required
The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy is calling on the Victorian Government to immediately declare the Poolaijelo-Langkoop-Powers Creek fires that broke out on New Year’s Eve a natural disaster…
DetailsFare freeze thaws, pushing up cost of public transport for all Victorians
All Victorians will pay more to travel on the state’s trains, trams and buses with public transport fees set to rise from today. The Andrews Labor Government will increase the…
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Wire rope barriers cause more harm than good to regional motorists
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy stresses the Victorian Governments wire rope barriers are increasing across regional Victoria and instead causing more harm than good to all motorists. …
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More office jobs, less front-line staff
The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) annual report shows it has substantially increased the number of senior executives in its ranks while cutting vital field staff over…
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Justice Richards decision delivers timber families a Christmas blow
A decision by Justice Richards in the Supreme Court yesterday has delivered a shocking Christmas blow to timber industry workers in East Gippsland. After years of inaction by the…
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There is still no sign of the long-awaited VLocity trains on the north east line, despite multiple assurances that they would be on the tracks and taking passengers before Christmas.…
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Ombudsman slams Andrews’ border laws
The Independent Victorian Ombudsman has condemned the Andrews Labor Government’s Coronavirus border crossing laws were “downright unjust, even inhumane”. Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull said he had been contacted…
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