Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, has called on the Health Minister to fix the failing Victorian Patient Transport Assistance Scheme (VPTAS) payment reimbursements. “While our health system is in crisis, one element the government can fix quickly is VPTAS, which covers some of the travel and accommodation costs incurred by rural Victorians when they…
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Regional Victorians are facing unprecedented energy price increases as a result of the mismanagement of the Andrews Labor Government. The Victorian Essential Services Commission has released is Victorian Default Offer 2023-24 Draft Decision, which confirms shock electricity bill increases of 31.1 per cent for households and 33.2 per cent for small businesses. For an average Victorian…
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The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath said the Victorian Inquiry into duck hunting is stacked against recreational hunters. The Andrews Government has established a committee of nine upper house MP’s to inquire into Victoria’s recreational native bird hunting arrangements. Ms Bath who opposed the Inquiry said it is nothing more than a…
DetailsIt has been revealed the cost of living under the Andrews Labor Government will again sky rocket with average Victorian households and small business to pay over 30 per cent more for electricity. The Victorian Essential Services Commission has today released its Victorian Default Offer 2023-24 Draft Decision, confirming electricity bills will increase by 31.1…
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The Minister for Commonwealth Games Legacy, Harriet Shing, has dodged questions from The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath, about the long-term viability of housing at the Commonwealth Games village slated for Morwell. During question time in Parliament today, Ms Bath asked the Minister to respond to rumours that the dwellings at the Games…
DetailsThe State Government must allow people to opt out of having their private health records automatically shared on a central database, Northern Victoria MP Gaelle Broad has told Parliament. Ms Broad said people should have freedom of choice on whether their health information was automatically accessible to all public health professionals. She said it was…
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Member for Shepparton District Kim O’Keeffe says a trucking business in her electorate faces more than $100,000 in unbudgeted repairs because of the appalling state of regional roads. In Parliament this week Ms O’Keeffe demanded Roads and Road Safety Minister Melissa Horne tell regional Victorians “When will increased funding be provided for adequate repairs…
DetailsThe recent Ministerial Council Meeting was a missed opportunity to put the issue of additional water buybacks to bed. Instead, Victorian irrigators have been left in limbo with the Federal Labor Government’s attempts to push even more water through the system regardless of the impacts on our Murray River communities. By leaving all options on…
DetailsA last-minute change to the planned route for new overhead powerlines connecting Victoria and NSW has left a swathe of rural communities in limbo, Northern Victoria MP Gaelle Broad told Parliament. Residents of western and northern Victoria have just four weeks remaining to comment on the new proposal for the massive project, and minimal…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien is highlighting that local families may be eligible to have up to $200 of their children’s sport fees reimbursed through the State Government’s Get Active program. Mr O’Brien said many people are already aware of the Get Active vouchers available through registered club providers, but don’t realise…
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Women from right across Eastern Victoria will join International Women’s Day celebrations at Parliament House on March 8, marking 100 years since women won the right to stand for the Victorian Parliament. The milestone event will celebrate ‘extraordinary ordinary’ women. “Our community is full of extraordinary women doing amazing things,” The Nationals Member…
DetailsA $2 billion investment by the Japanese Government to commercialise a coal-to-hydrogen project in the Latrobe Valley and Hastings has been welcomed by the Gippsland Nationals. The Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) pilot project last year achieved a world-first after hydrogen produced from Latrobe Valley coal was shipped to Japan via the port of…
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