The Coalition welcomes the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) announcement of an inquiry today into regional mobile coverage across Australia including whether domestic mobile roaming should be mandated. In what is a big win for regional Australians, the ACCC will consider the case to regulate wholesale mobile services to ensure improved outcomes for customers…
DetailsThe Nationals’ candidate for Gippsland East, Gemma Rendell, is expecting the new V/Line timetable to deliver an additional morning service from Bairnsdale, and maintain the train connection through to Southern Cross, as rumours have been circulating of plans to terminate some services at Flinders Street. Ms Rendell said the priority was the introduction of an…
DetailsThe Victorian Labor Government should not force Horsham Rural City Council to choose between bushfire recovery and its fair share of funding for other important community infrastructure. The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy has backed Horsham Rural City Mayor Brian Klowss in calling for the government to ensure funding provided to rebuild community assets…
DetailsAustralian farmers are under attack yet again from Labor Governments, this time on key chemical phosphine used to protect stored and transported crops, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster said today. Speaking from Mallee Machinery Field days at Speed on Wednesday and Thursday, Dr Webster said farmers had contacted her furious that new rules coming…
DetailsThe Carroll Labor Government must urgently explain communication failures that hampered emergency responses during the past summer’s devastating bushfires and guarantee the issues are fixed before the upcoming fire season. New reports have revealed critical digital mapping and communication systems failed firefighters during a bushfire that impacted Streatham, Carranballac and Skipton in January, raising serious…
DetailsBen Carroll’s first Cabinet reshuffle as Premier confirms the Labor Government has further marginalised regional Victoria. A combination of two fewer regionally-based Ministers, a revolving door on the roads portfolio and yet another new minister responsible for keeping communities safe from disaster confirms the Carroll Government is paying lip service to the issues that matter most to regional Victorians. Leader…
DetailsThe Nationals have a plan to tackle Victoria’s crime crisis and restore community safety. We will recruit 3000 additional police, strengthen bail laws to keep serious repeat offenders off our streets, deliver tougher consequences for violent offenders and put victims back at the centre of the justice system. Every Victorian deserves to feel safe in…
DetailsVictoria’s New Minister for Energy and Resources Jaclyn Symes needs to address the proposed application for the Avonbank mineral sands mine as a matter of top priority. Shadow Minister for Agriculture and the Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, said the application carried serious concerns over water security, the integrity of the Environmental Effects Statement,…
DetailsThe Coalition is calling on Treasurer Jim Chalmers and the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) to reject the proposed foreign-backed acquisition of an iconic north-eastern Victorian farming station, as Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster points to Labor’s poor record on foreign ownership of Mallee farmland. “Federal Labor showed it could not be trusted to…
DetailsThe Nationals have taken aim at new Premier Ben Carroll over his central role in promising hundreds of manufacturing jobs for the Latrobe Valley that never materialised. Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath, said that in 2018, then Labor Industry Minister Ben Carroll visited Morwell and promised a new SEA Electric vehicle manufacturing facility would…
DetailsA new policy announced by The Nationals and Liberal will help return Victoria to its position as the Education State following declining literacy and numeracy outcomes. The Nationals’ Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath said the plan would strengthen educational foundations and give teachers the support they need to deliver better outcomes for students.…
DetailsGippsland East Nationals’ candidate, Gemma Rendell, has called on the Victorian Labor Government to address worsening firewood shortages in East Gippsland, saying vulnerable residents are paying the price for the closure of the native timber industry. “I’m a strong advocate for the timber industry, my family worked in it for years and I was pleased…
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