The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, has again called out the Allan Labor Government’s cruel changes to the P-12 complexity allowance, which will see some rural and regional schools tens of thousands of dollars worse off. The allowance is an annual Student Resource Package funding allocation for combined primary and secondary schools, to recognise…
DetailsKim O’Keeffe has informed me of her decision not to contest the coming state election. Kim has been a champion for the Shepparton community since long before she entered Parliament. In 2022 she helped shepherd her community through one of the worst floods in decades and was a strong voice helping the community get back on…
DetailsI have advised the Leader of the Victorian National Party, Danny O’Brien that I will not be re-contesting the seat of Shepparton at the upcoming Victorian State Election. It has been an absolute privilege, honour and joy to be a National Party member in State Parliament for the seat of Shepparton, and to represent and…
DetailsThe Nationals have criticised the Allan Government’s police recruitment announcement for Gippsland, accusing Labor of failing to address police shortages and recruitment challenges for years. The Nationals’ Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath said Labor was long on headlines but short on details, with no clear timeframe or location provided for the proposed Gippsland police…
DetailsRegional Australians are being forced to carry the cost of an energy transition that is rapidly losing public confidence and has no social licence, federal Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster said today. “For years, communities across Mallee have raised concerns about transmission lines, industrial-scale wind farms and blanket solar developments turning productive farmland into…
DetailsThe Nationals’ candidate for Gippsland East, Gemma Rendell, said the recent Victorian Auditor-General report that found rural and regional schools are more likely to be in poor condition than metropolitan schools, again highlighted this government’s neglect of country Victoria. “The flow-on effect is that these schools face additional hurdles in attracting and retaining teachers, accessing…
DetailsThe Nationals’ candidate for Gippsland East, Gemma Rendell, says a Liberal and Nationals’ Government will deliver more Victorian produced gas to help lower energy bills, strengthen State’s energy security and support regional jobs. “Regional families, farmers and businesses are paying the price for more than a decade of Labor’s hostility towards the gas industry. “For…
DetailsEvidence before today’s Senate inquiry has raised serious questions about how known risks were managed inside Australia’s largest telecommunications network, while exposing ongoing failures in the Albanese Government’s oversight of critical telecommunications infrastructure. Telstra told a Senate Inquiry on Friday that last week’s Telstra outage, at its peak affected around 45 per cent of calls…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, is encouraging local not-for-profit organisations and community groups to apply for grants through the 2026–27 Pride Events and Festivals Fund, which supports events celebrating diversity, connection and inclusion for LGBTIQA+ communities. Grants of up to $10,000 are available for smaller events and up to $25,000 for larger-scale events.…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath is encouraging farmers to embrace the theme of this year’s Farm Safety Week, “Set the Standard – Show ’Em How It’s Done”, by making safety and wellbeing a priority. Farm Safety Week runs from 19 to 25 July and serves as a timely reminder that each day on…
DetailsThe 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland are a reminder of the lost opportunity for regional Victoria at the hands of Labor. Paid for by Victorian taxpayers, they will run from 23 July to 2 August 2026. The Nationals’ Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath said residents remain highly disappointed Gippsland has been deprived of…
DetailsFederal Member for Mallee and Shadow Minister for Regional Health, Dr Anne Webster MP, says a damning assessment by the Inspector-General of Aged Care has confirmed what older Australians, Mallee residents, their families and aged care providers have been experiencing under the Albanese Labor Government. Inspector-General of Aged Care Natalie Siegel-Brown warned the National Press…
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