20 November 2024 The vast majority of Gippslanders who have contacted my office are keen to learn more about nuclear technology, and there is a high level of energy literacy in our region. Generally speaking, local people understand the energy trifecta of having a reliable and affordable energy system while meeting our environmental…
DetailsMonday 9 December 2024 Traveling across regional Victoria in recent weeks, I have been struck by the stories of frustration, heartbreak, and failure in our health system. There is nothing to celebrate after 10 years of Labor and Jacinta Allan, and it’s clear regional Victorians have been left behind. Ambulance delays are…
DetailsTuesday 26 November 2024 Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien, has been elected unopposed as Leader of The Victorian Nationals after Peter Walsh recently advised the party room he would step down. Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, will continue as Deputy Leader. “It is the greatest honour to have been elected as…
DetailsThursday 5 December 2024 The Allan Labor Government has failed to implement critical recommendations from the 2021 Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, leaving vulnerable Victorians without the support they need. Key recommendations – such as addressing services for older Victorians, establishing trauma care, and improving digital mental health systems – are…
DetailsThursday, 5 December 2024 The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien says 10 years of a Labor state government has sent Gippsland backwards. Mr O’Brien was commenting on the 10-year anniversary of the election of Labor and the mid-way point to the next state election in November 2026. “After 10 years…
DetailsMonday 2 December 2024 Ten years of Labor Government leaves Victorians with little to nothing to celebrate. Victoria is now the highest-taxed state in the nation, with debt set to soar to a staggering $188 billion. Victorians are set to be lumped with interest repayments of $25 million a day – over…
DetailsFriday 29 November 2024 Today marks 10 years of Labor Government and Victorians are paying the price through record debt, record taxes, falling standards of living, and billions of dollars in cost blowouts across major projects. For the entire term of the Labor Government, Jacinta Allan has either been Premier, Deputy Premier, or a Cabinet…
DetailsMember for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien, has been elected unopposed as Leader of The Victorian Nationals after Peter Walsh recently advised the party room he would step down. Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, will continue as Deputy Leader. “It is the greatest honour to have been elected as Leader of The Nationals,” Mr O’Brien said.…
DetailsThursday 21 November 2024 The Department of Government Services has conceded a key website designed to improve the transparency of local councils was a dud, describing it as “end of life” and “ageing”. The website dubbed “Know Your Council” was very much the shopfront of local government, allowing interaction with the public, but…
DetailsThursday 21 November 2024 The VicRoads joint venture is still costing Victorian taxpayers despite the Labor Government entering into a 40-year deal to outsource the registration and licensing division to the private sector. The Victorian Parliament’s Public Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC) has been told that the Labor Government paid $269.5 million to…
DetailsWednesday 20 November 2024 The Allan Labor Government has redirected vital funds from road safety programs to spend on more revenue-raising speed cameras as it desperately tries to plug black holes in the state budget. Evidence heard at Parliament’s Public Accounts and Estimates Committee today revealed $42.8 million was “transferred” from the Road…
DetailsTuesday 19 November 2024 Local council monitors, appointed to act as the last line of defence against poor governance, earn $1335 per day – plus expenses. The wages bill is footed by ratepayers in an era where councils are already cash-strapped and fearing for their sustainability. The admission came from the Department…
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