A $5 billion road maintenance fund announced this week by The Nationals’ will drastically improve road construction standards and deliver relief to local drivers sick of dodging potholes and enduring reduced speed limits, said The Nationals’ candidate for Gippsland East, Gemma Rendell. “Our roads are in a disgraceful condition, and it requires this major investment…
DetailsAn elected Liberal and Nationals Government will invest $5 billion to repair and rebuild Victoria’s roads, eliminate one million potholes and re-establish a proper, planned system of preventative road maintenance. Leader of the Opposition, Jess Wilson and Leader of The Nationals and Shadow Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Danny O’Brien announced the policy today. The…
DetailsMember for Mallee Anne Webster has called on Labor’s Aged Care Minister Sam Rae to urgently intervene after Commonwealth Home Support Programme funding changes left older residents in the Grampians facing the loss of vital home maintenance and gardening services. ‘Older Australians should not be left feeling they cannot remain in their own homes because…
DetailsFor too long, communities across Euroa and the surrounding district have been expected to accept a standard of electricity supply that simply would not be tolerated anywhere else in Victoria. When the lights go out in Melbourne, it is an inconvenience. When the lights go out here, businesses close, telecommunications fail, vulnerable residents are left…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Euroa, Annabelle Cleeland MP, has called on the Allan Labor Government to explain why regional Victorians were left stranded for a second consecutive day as a nationwide Telstra outage brought the entire V/Line network to a standstill. The shutdown affected every regional line across the state, including the Seymour, Shepparton and…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Euroa, Annabelle Cleeland MP, says a new parliamentary research report has exposed the scale of the Allan Labor Government’s failures in supporting communities recovering from the January 2026 bushfires – with government officials themselves admitting the system is reactive, poorly explained, and starved of resources. The report, Enabling Community-Led Bushfire Recovery, was…
DetailsMotorists travelling on the M1 between Nar Nar Goon and Warragul are again experiencing deteriorating road conditions after 35.8 millimetres of rain was recorded at the West Gippsland weather station during the start of July. The Nationals’ Melina Bath called out the Allan Labor Government’s road maintenance program labelling it a “pothole pantomime” after sections…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe is calling on the Allan Labor Government to address the “appalling” state of roads across regional Victoria as an urgent priority. In the recent Victorian State Budget, it revealed that the Allan Labor Government has reduced targets for regional road resurfacing and rehabilitation by more than 75…
DetailsThe Allan Labor Government has been called on to explain why regional Victorians have once again been left stranded, frustrated and forgotten after this morning’s total shutdown of the V/Line network. Leader of The Nationals Danny O’Brien said the chaos was further proof that regional communities were treated as an afterthought by the Allan Labor…
DetailsNationals and Liberals to deliver a fair share of funding for Rochester Recreation Reserve A future Nationals and Liberals Government will invest $4 million towards a major upgrade of the Rochester Recreation Reserve, providing modern sporting facilities, strengthening community connections and boosting the town’s emergency preparedness. The funding commitment will support the redevelopment of the…
DetailsNationals and Liberals to deliver a fair share of funding for Rochester Recreation Reserve A future Nationals and Liberals Government will invest $4 million towards a major upgrade of the Rochester Recreation Reserve, providing modern sporting facilities, strengthening community connections and boosting the town’s emergency preparedness. The funding commitment will support the redevelopment of the…
DetailsThe Allan Labor Government has been exposed for failing to address serious bushfire risks, with a new Victorian Auditor General’s Office (VAGO) report revealing significant flaws in the state’s bushfire modelling and fuel reduction planning. The VAGO report found only four of around 60 fuel types used in the Allan Government’s bushfire risk modelling have…
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