A recent report from the Essential Services Commission (ESC) has highlighted that many households are struggling to keep-up with rising energy costs. The report outlines that 67,413 residential electricity and 55,415 residential gas customers accessed tailored assistance to help pay their bills in March 2023, the highest since 2019. The Nationals Member for Gippsland South,…
DetailsRevelations in the media that there will be virtually no Victorian road resurfacing program this financial year are an indictment on the Andrews Government’s continuing financial mismanagement. Victorians are well aware that our roads have deteriorated dramatically in the past few years and regional Victoria, in particular, is bearing the brunt of repeated roads budget…
DetailsDear Editor, Regional Victorians have been hit with another rude wake-up call in recent weeks as soaring annual rates notices land in letter boxes. Victorians need an urgent solution as rate payers and hardworking families are being unfairly asked to foot the bill for Local Government funding inequities. The Nationals have played a leading role…
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The recent decision by Federal Water Minister, Tanya Plibersek, to cut Victoria out of the Murray Darling Basin Plan will have enormous consequences on local irrigators and farmers within the Ovens Valley. Nationals Member for Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy, said that cutting Victoria out of the deal will not help deliver the Basin Plan, and…
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Nationals MP Gaelle Broad has praised the courage and raw honesty of flood victims appearing at yesterday’s flood inquiry hearing in Rochester. Ms Broad said she was moved by the bravery of locals who attended the inquiry to share their personal, and at times heart-wrenching stories. “The bravery of the people who attended was incredible,…
DetailsLife under Labor is getting increasingly tougher for Victorian families and businesses as WorkCover premiums soar. The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath said the Andrews Government was slugging families and businesses any way it can after blowing billions in public money through mismanagement and inept decision making. “Policy decisions and city projects…
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The announcement by the Andrews Labor Government today of additional supports for timber industry dependent workers has provided some progress for those affected, but is long overdue, lacks detail and does not provide the in-person supports required. This is the view of Gippsland East National MP, Tim Bull, who has been raising the need for…
DetailsNew data has revealed that almost one third of Victorian students are failing to meet basic standards in English and maths. The concerning NAPLAN results follow the Andrews Government’s backflips on both its planned cut of 117 specialist teachers for students with disabilities and its decision to hit Andale School, one of Victoria’s smallest specialist…
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Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Education and Nationals MP, Melina Bath has congratulated families and disability advocates for forcing the Andrews Government to backflip on its decision to cut 85 jobs Visiting Teacher Service jobs. The Visiting Teacher Service (VTS) supports children with disabilities and serious medical conditions statewide. Last month the Andrews Government announced it…
DetailsThe Andrews Government must come clean on the true cost the 2026 cancelled Commonwealth Games mess said The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath. A member of the Parliamentary Select Committee investigating the cancellation of the Games, Ms Bath said Victorians deserve to understand the full cost of Labor’s Games debacle. “The Premier is…
DetailsDear Editor, Victorians should not have to choose between keeping a roof over their head or feeding their family. But, under Labor, that’s the sad reality for too many Victorians. Recent PropTrack data shows that rents are rising at double the national rate in some parts of Victoria, while rental vacancies are alarmingly low. The…
DetailsDaniel Andrews’ decision to ban gas connections to new homes from next year is a decision not backed up by rational thinking, says Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull. “When you look at some key data, the decision is premature and appears to have been made due to inner city pressure,” Mr Bull said.…
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