The Andrews Labor Government has signed the final death warrant for Victoria’s sustainable native timber industry and entire communities in the state’s east. Despite promising a staged transition through to 2030, today’s brutal State Budget confirms the industry will shut down totally on 1 January, 2024. The native timber industry represents a large…
DetailsFor the second time in a matter of weeks, the Andrews Labor Government has promoted its use of hardwood timber in State Government building projects, while at the same time closing down our local industry. Gippsland East MP Tim Bull, said this was again, ultimate hypocrisy. “A few weeks ago, the Government boasted…
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Gippsland timber workers and timber towns are being forced to suffer through a lack of action by the Andrews Labour Government on ensuring a continued timber supply. The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien said it was appalling that the Government was so uninterested in supporting the timber industry that it took the…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region Melina Bath has called on the Andrews Government in State Parliament to reverse the high attrition rate of Victoria Police leaving the force. Ms Bath said law abiding citizens and victims of crime deserve action from the Andrews Government given the concerning ongoing rise in crime in her…
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The Nationals have successfully gained a full inquiry into Victoria’s education system. Nationals Member for Northern Victoria Region, Gaelle Broad, strongly supported the motion for the inquiry in Parliament yesterday. The motion by Nationals MP Melina Bath asked Parliament’s Legal and Social Issues Committee to look at a range of key issues. …
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The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has demanded answers from the Andrews Government about a proposed high-density housing development slated for Dunbar Road, Traralgon. In Parliament on Tuesday, Mr Cameron used his constituency question to ask the Minister for Housing whether the Andrews Government had signed off on an agreement with a private…
DetailsWater Minister Harriet Shing has once again been caught out denying the involvement of her, or her office, in the delaying of a Melbourne Water inquiry, despite emails obtained under FOI showing otherwise. In Question Time, Minister Shing denied any involvement from herself, or her office, claiming to have been sworn in as Minister for…
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Victorian students, teachers and school communities will be well served by a new state parliament inquiry into education. The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region and Assistant Parliamentary Secretary for Education, Melina Bath successfully established an inquiry to Victoria’s state education system today. It will examine learning outcomes in state school Prep to Year 12…
DetailsThe Andrews Labor Government needs to explain how it has allowed a Federal road funding cut of close to $1.3 billion in last week’s roads budget, further worsening the parlous state of Victorian roads. Victoria will receive just half of the Federal funds allocated to NSW and Queensland under the “road investment component” of…
DetailsThe Andrews Government’s decision to abandon its heartless pursuit of RSL clubs over gaming machine entitlements they legally couldn’t use is well overdue. Labor’s mean-spirited approach caused heartache and financial losses for community clubs just trying to do the right thing and supports our veterans and local communities. The worst example was the…
DetailsUnsolicited phone calls from call centres purporting to be representatives of the Victorian Government’s Energy Upgrades Program has been raised in State Parliament by The Nationals. Deputy Leader of The Nationals and Member for Lowan Emma Kealy said her office continued to be contacted by distressed residents and businesses who were being inundated with…
DetailsA key mental health target has been missed, again, with 60% of patients forced to wait longer than eight hours for a mental health bed in Victoria’s emergency departments. Data from the Victorian Agency for Health Information (VAHI) shows that the Andrews Labor Government continues to fail to meet their 80% target of admission within…
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