Peter Walsh – Labor’s cruel silence on VicForests shutdown
Thursday 14 March 2024 VicForests, the Allan Labor Government’s own forestry agency, is being treated deplorably as it braces for a June 30 shutdown. The government has gagged…
DetailsDanny O’Brien – Labor slammed for move to sideline regional voices on renewable energy
Thursday, 14 March 2024 Gippslanders neighbouring renewable energy projects will have their views sidelined under new planning powers announced by the Allan Labor Government. Under changes announced today,…
DetailsMelina Bath – Gippsland’s turn for Comm Games Inquiry hearing
Thursday 14 March 2024 The Parliamentary Inquiry into the 2026 Commonwealth Games Bid today held a public hearing in the Latrobe Valley. Gippsland sporting organisations and accommodation businesses…
DetailsDanny O’Brien – Review on telemarketing and VEU programs
Wednesday, 13 March 2024 A review is underway to consider a ban on telemarketing and door knocking practices as part of the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program following a…
DetailsTim McCurdy – Labor’s Land Tax grab goes wrong
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Labor’s latest greedy tax grab has gone awry, with dozens being charged land-tax on their principal place of residence (PPR). Nationals Member for Ovens…
DetailsPeter Walsh & Martin Cameron – Broken promise as Latrobe Valley jobs lost
Friday 8 March 2024 Another broken promise from the Allan Labor Government has been exposed, with 220 jobs to be cut from paper and packaging company Opal. Opal…
DetailsKim O’Keeffe – LTE (International Women’s Day)
Thursday 7 March 2024 Dear Editor, International Women’s Day is a day to acknowledge the wonderful women who make many contributions and provide support and influence in our…
DetailsDanny O’Brien – LTE (Land tax hits renters)
Thursday, 7 March 2024 Dear Editor, Many Gippslanders will be suffering bill shock this month as the result of the Allan Labor Government’s land tax changes begins to…
DetailsAnnabelle Cleeland – Nationals win two-year battle to protect farmers private property
7 March 2024 The Nationals have won a two-year long battle to enhance the protection of farmers’ private property from trespassers following the recent passage of the Biosecurity Legislation…
DetailsMartin Cameron – Coalition secures changes to WorkCover reforms
Thursday 7 March 2024 Victorian businesses will have their WorkCover premiums frozen for 12 months as the Nationals and Liberals secure key concessions to Labor’s WorkCover reforms. Following…
DetailsDanny O’Brien – State Government must support Neighbourhood Houses
Wednesday, 6 March 2024 The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien says the Allan Labor Government must act to secure the future of Victoria’s neighbourhood houses. Mr…
DetailsEmma Kealy – No more secrets: D-Day on injecting room arrives
Wednesday 6 March 2024 The Ken Lay Report investigating the need for a second injecting room earmarked for Melbourne’s CBD must be released today. If not, the Liberals…
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