Regional police stations targeted
The State Government must take urgent action to ensure that single officer stations across Northern Victoria and the state are not robbed of staff, Nationals MP Gaelle Broad said today.…
DetailsRising energy costs hitting hip pockets
A recent report from the Essential Services Commission (ESC) has highlighted that many households are struggling to keep-up with rising energy costs. The report outlines that 67,413 residential electricity and…
DetailsRoads collapse under budget cuts and regional Victorians pay
Revelations in the media that there will be virtually no Victorian road resurfacing program this financial year are an indictment on the Andrews Government’s continuing financial mismanagement. Victorians are well…
DetailsWalsh – LETTER TO THE EDITOR (Hardworking families hit as ratepayers punished for Labor’s incompetence)
Dear Editor, Regional Victorians have been hit with another rude wake-up call in recent weeks as soaring annual rates notices land in letter boxes. Victorians need an urgent solution as…
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Murray Darling Basin snub to hurt local farmers
The recent decision by Federal Water Minister, Tanya Plibersek, to cut Victoria out of the Murray Darling Basin Plan will have enormous consequences on local irrigators and farmers within the…
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Flood victims’ courage praised amid heart-wrenching stories
Nationals MP Gaelle Broad has praised the courage and raw honesty of flood victims appearing at yesterday’s flood inquiry hearing in Rochester. Ms Broad said she was moved by the…
DetailsWorkCover premiums soar, fuelling Vic’s cost of living crisis
Life under Labor is getting increasingly tougher for Victorian families and businesses as WorkCover premiums soar. The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath said the Andrews Government was…
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Timber industry needs more detail and support
The announcement by the Andrews Labor Government today of additional supports for timber industry dependent workers has provided some progress for those affected, but is long overdue, lacks detail and…
DetailsAndrews Government’s double backflip as educational outcomes worsen
New data has revealed that almost one third of Victorian students are failing to meet basic standards in English and maths. The concerning NAPLAN results follow the Andrews Government’s backflips…
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Labor forced to backflip on visiting teacher service cuts
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Education and Nationals MP, Melina Bath has congratulated families and disability advocates for forcing the Andrews Government to backflip on its decision to cut 85 jobs…
DetailsComm Games financial black hole must be uncovered
The Andrews Government must come clean on the true cost the 2026 cancelled Commonwealth Games mess said The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath. A member of the Parliamentary…
DetailsWalsh – LETTER TO THE EDITOR (Labor failing Victorians on housing)
Dear Editor, Victorians should not have to choose between keeping a roof over their head or feeding their family. But, under Labor, that’s the sad reality for too many Victorians.…
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