The Andrews Labor Government is determined to leave Victoria’s farmers stranded with its refusal to support The Nationals in legislating common-sense changes to better protect licenced water frontage and Australia’s $80 billion agriculture industry from threats such as the current risk of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). The Nationals leader Peter Walsh says with Australian agriculture facing…
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Under questioning in State Parliament today, Victorian Minister for Agriculture Gayle Tierney refused to make public the plans of what the Andrews Labor Government is doing to ensure that Victoria is prepared for a Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak. The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region Melina Bath said Ms Tierney’s empty words…
DetailsWhile many areas in East Gippsland remain without any mobile coverage at all, the Andrews Labor Government is subsidising mobile phone upgrades in Melbourne suburbs. The Nationals Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull said it is appalling that they are focusing on upgrading service levels in the city to 5G when we have areas…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath is encouraging livestock producers to update their farm biosecurity management plans to better protect their properties from a potential foot and mouth disease outbreak. “The foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Indonesia is causing serious concern for our farmers and the wider community – we…
DetailsWhile Zoos Victoria have completely closed parts of their zoos due to foot-and-mouth disease concerns, the Andrews Labor Government is pushing ahead with permitting camping on farms. Local Nationals MP, Tim Bull, said this was a perfect example of why the State Government is not taking the agricultural sector’s biosecurity concerns seriously enough. “Zoos Victoria…
DetailsPeople desperately seeking help to get their lives back on track from drug and alcohol addiction will get crucial health support, close to home, if The Nationals are elected to government in November. Shadow Minister for Mental Health Emma Kealy, The Nationals candidate for Morwell Martin Cameron and Member for Eastern Region Melina Bath are…
DetailsNationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy is disappointed with the Labor Government’s silence when it comes to addressing the ongoing health crisis specifically in our regional towns across Victoria. Unlike Labor, the Liberals and Nationals have real solutions to fix Labor’s healthcare crisis by investing in local hospitals and providing Victorians with…
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The need for ongoing support for sustainable land management projects by Landcare has been highlighted by regional Victorian MP, Melina Bath during National Landcare Week. National Landcare Week runs from Monday 1 August and concludes on Sunday 7 August 2022. The theme for 2022 is ‘celebrating landcare diversity’. Shadow Assistant Minister for Public Land Use…
DetailsDear Editor, New and upgraded hospitals and more beds to treat vulnerable Victorians desperate to shake the insidious claws of drug and alcohol addiction will change lives and save lives. Regional Victorians were already facing poorer health outcomes before the pandemic put monumental pressure on our health workforce. The past two years of uncertainty and…
DetailsPeople in Shepparton at crisis point and seeking to get their lives back on track from addiction will get specialised residential treatment, close to home, under an elected Liberals and Nationals Government. Shadow Minister for Mental Health Emma Kealy is in Shepparton today with The Nationals candidate for Shepparton Kim O’Keeffe and Liberal candidate Cheryl…
DetailsThe Andrews Labor Government is subsidising highly commercial mobile phone reception in Melbourne suburbs at the expense of western Victorians still suffering from significant blackspots. Member for Lowan and deputy Nationals leader Emma Kealy said she was astounded that Labor had allocated much of its $300 million Connecting Victoria mobile service program to city…
DetailsResidents in Hamilton and surrounding areas will have access to drug rehabilitation services closer to home under a Liberals and Nationals plan announced this week. Member for Lowan and Shadow Minister for Mental Health Emma Kealy has announced that a Liberals and Nationals Government will build a 30-bed residential rehabilitation centre in Warrnambool, to provide…
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