Victorian recreational hunters and anglers must not suffer a reduction in services as the Allan Labor Government presses ahead with their proposed Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) and Game Management Authority (GMA) merger. While some peak bodies have acknowledged the potential merits of the merger, there remains deep concern within both the hunting and fishing communities…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad, has welcomed the introduction of new coercive control legislation in the Victorian Parliament this week, describing it as a major step towards improving safety and protection for victim-survivors of family violence. The Liberals and Nationals introduced a Private Members Bill to create a new criminal offence…
DetailsFederal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is encouraging local residents, including workers and families affected by the closure of Dicky Bill, to attend a Support & Services Expo in Maffra this week. The expo, hosted by Workforce Australia Local Jobs Program Gippsland, will bring together a wide range of organisations offering employment, training, financial and…
DetailsVictoria’s fire season has begun amid total fire bans across large parts of the state, as forest management expert John Mulligan launched his new book Our Mismanaged Forests. Mr Mulligan’s book brings together the insights of leading forest and fire experts, reinforcing the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission’s finding that without large-scale fuel reduction burning, megafires will…
DetailsFederal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is encouraging local residents, including workers and families affected by the closure of Dicky Bill, to attend a Support & Services Expo in Maffra this week. The expo, hosted by Workforce Australia Local Jobs Program Gippsland, will bring together a wide range of organisations offering employment, training, financial and…
DetailsPressure is mounting on the Allan Government to end unnecessary delays and release the final Cape to Cape Resilience Plan. In state parliament The Nationals’ Melina Bath called on the Allan Labor Government to end years of delay and deliver the urgent plan it promised six years ago. “The Cape to Cape Resilience Plan should…
DetailsFederal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is encouraging local residents, including workers and families affected by the closure of Dicky Bill, to attend a Support & Services Expo in Maffra this week. The expo, hosted by Workforce Australia Local Jobs Program Gippsland, will bring together a wide range of organisations offering employment, training, financial and…
DetailsUnderfunding of essential palliative care services is leaving patients and their loved ones in limbo at the most critical time of their lives. Data from Palliative Care Victoria reveals that 62 per cent of people who wished to die at home were instead admitted to hospital due to a lack of available support. Speaking in Parliament,…
DetailsMinister for Disability, Lizzie Blandthorn, has been forced into an embarrassing backdown after attempting to ram through a Bill in State Parliament without the support of the sector. During the late Wednesday sitting, the Minister was forced to make house amendments to remove a large section of the Social Services Regulation Bill after failing to secure support…
DetailsThe risk of a “disorderly energy transition” is “almost certain” according to the Victorian Auditor-General, leading to supply shortages, skyrocketing energy prices and widespread job losses. In a report released yesterday, the Auditor-General also warned Victorians will face gas shortages as early as next year and confirmed “the current pipeline of generation and battery projects…
DetailsVictorian veterans continue to be ignored, with the Allan Labor Government making zero progress on its veterans’ card uptake for the past six months. At the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC) hearing, Acting Departmental Secretary, Rachael Green, confirmed the uptake remains stuck at just 20 per cent, representing 20,548 veterans — the exact same…
DetailsLocal secondary schools will have the chance to explore horticulture opportunities through a Nursery and Garden Industry Victoria program next year. NGIV will continue to deliver its successful ‘Branch Out’ program in 2026, providing students a chance to see what the industry has to offer and to learn from our local plant producers and experts.…
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