The illegal and intimidating actions of law-breaking activists are closing down farm businesses and forcing hard-working farm families off the land. Yarragon’s popular Gippy Goat Café closed its doors after multiple break-ins, livestock theft and constant harassment. And in recent weeks, a free-range poultry farmer revealed their family had “lost the love of farming” and…
DetailsAn agreement to secure water for the Sunraysia must be reached when Basin Ministers meet in Canberra for the next Murray Darling Basin Ministerial Council meeting on Sunday. Earlier this month, the Victorian Government made the long overdue decision to intervene in the rapid growth of new permanent plantings in the lower Murray region by…
DetailsThe Andrews Labor Government has been caught short-changing Victorians on the Murray Basin Rail Project. Reports today raise serious questions on the Andrews Government’s claims it’s delivering $220 million towards the project. Leader of The Nationals Peter Walsh said farmers and industry in north-west Victoria were furious the Andrews Labor Government’s mismanagement had left the…
DetailsThe Bendigo community deserves to know full detail of a proposal to sell council-owned land to the Andrews Labor Government for the Bendigo GovHub before it goes to council for a final vote. Leader of The Nationals and Shadow Minister for Regional Victoria and Decentralisation Peter Walsh joined concerned community members today in Bendigo to…
DetailsThe Andrews Labor Government’s decision to intervene in the rapid growth of new permanent plantings in the lower Murray region is long overdue, but will have no impact if the Minister fails to convince South Australia and New South Wales to do the same. The Andrews Government announced today all applications for water extraction licences…
DetailsGeelong commuters are still plagued by delays and unreliable train services. The latest VLine performance figures show just 90.9 per cent of trains ran on time in June, failing to meet the performance target of 92 per cent. Shadow Minister for Regional Public Transport Steph Ryan said worsening problems meant it was impossible for commuters…
DetailsNearly half the services on the north-east line were late in June – the worst result since Daniel Andrews was elected in 2014. The latest VLine performance figures show just 52.5 per cent of trains ran on time in June, worse than the previous low of 52.7 per cent recorded in May this year and…
DetailsEvidence to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System has confirmed what multiple reports have been telling us – Victoria’s mental health system is buckling under the pressure of high demand and no action to address the growing need. It’s clear the system is in crisis when services are forced to prioritise clients based…
DetailsRegional communities won’t be afforded equal access to give evidence in the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, with just one hearing to be held outside of Melbourne. We know there are significant gaps in access to support for rural and regional Victorians, with many people stuck on waitlists for months or forced to…
DetailsOver a month ago John Setka told the court he would plead guilty to charges of harassing a woman using a carriage service and breaching a court order. But since then, Premier Daniel Andrews has dragged his feet on sacking Setka from a paid Government Board responsible for developing a Women in Construction strategy and…
DetailsThe Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC) has released its final Central West Investigation report into public land use at Victoria’s Wombat, Wellsford, Mount Cole and Pyrenees Range forests and it raises more questions than answers. The Liberal Nationals support a broad and diverse system of national, state and regional parks and reserves throughout Victoria and…
DetailsA Liberal Nationals Government will deliver a massive $175 million expansion of home and community care and support for Victorians with chronic disease and other conditions who can safely be treated outside hospital in the comfort of their own home and in their community. Many Victorians have to be admitted into a public hospital or…
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