Tuesday 19 November 2024 Dear Editor, Regional Victorians will now have no choice but to pay $25 million a day to pay the interest bill on Labor’s debt that is set to rocket to $200 billion in the next two years. That’s correct, $200 BILLION of debt. Labor has no plan…
DetailsFriday, 15 November 2024 Parents looking for a low-cost holiday activity over summer are being encouraged to consider a VICWIM intensive swim program and one of our local pools. One-week courses are available throughout January for children aged 4-12 of all swimming abilities at the government-subsidised cost of just $35. The Nationals…
DetailsThursday 14 November 2024 Mount Arapiles climbers rallied at State Parliament calling on Premier Jacinta Allan to end what they say is an outrageous restriction to public land access. The climbers launched a petition rejecting the Allan Labor Government’s plan to ban rock climbing at the world-renowned Mount Arapiles. The move follows…
DetailsWednesday 13 November 2024 The Liberals and Nationals have won the fight to ensure commercial fishers will be spared onerous red-tape that threatened their livelihoods. New Allan Labor Government legislation had cast a dark shadow over the fishing industry with fears of unprecedented “good repute” rules being implemented. Fishers, their families and…
DetailsTuesday 12 November 2024 Victoria’s roads are falling apart, yet the Allan Labor Government is forcing our skilled road workers to find jobs in Queensland. Today in Parliament, Labor failed to address why a contractor’s crew of 10 workers from Ballarat had to be sent over 2000 kilometres to Far North Queensland for…
DetailsTuesday 12 November 2024 After ignoring repeated calls for action, the Allan Labor Government has finally introduced the Tobacco Amendment (Tobacco Retailer and Wholesaler Licensing Scheme) Bill 2024, aimed at tackling Victoria’s rampant illegal tobacco trade. This response comes after a staggering 110 tobacco shops have been destroyed in arson attacks across the…
DetailsSaturday 9 November 2024 The Allan Labor Government’s multi-million-dollar raid on Victoria’s water authorities is stalling critical infrastructure, driving up water bills and worsening the state’s housing crisis. In a troubling pattern of financial mismanagement, Labor has diverted $651 million from Victoria’s water authorities in the past financial year, with a mix of…
DetailsSaturday 9 November 2024 New data from the State Government has revealed Labor’s astonishing neglect of our roads, with the area of road maintenance undertaken falling by a whopping 95 per cent. Data published in the Department of Transport and Planning annual report shows the area of road “rehabilitated or resurfaced” in regional…
DetailsFriday 8 November 2024 The Allan Labor Government has revealed the names of five new monitors to watch over local councils, a move that underlines a concerning growth industry built on mistrust. Names were confirmed this week to watch over the Strathbogie, Whittlesea and Casey councils as the number of monitors playing “Big…
DetailsMonday 4 November 2024 Letter to the editor Every Victorian deserves to know how, and where, their money is spent. Integrity and transparency should be paramount, yet right now we are living through the wasteful, dishonest financial management of the Allan Labor Government. The Nationals are making a stand with the…
Details30 October 2024 The rushed approval of the Joel Joel battery project is a clear example of the Allan Labor Government’s contempt for regional Victorians. After removing the right of residents to make third-party appeals about renewable projects earlier this year, the government then fast-tracked approval for the 350-megawatt project near Stawell in…
DetailsThe Nationals and Liberals have announced a plan to clean up Victoria’s books. Victoria’s financial books have been cooked by Labor for far too long. We have the highest debt in the nation, we have the highest taxes in the nation, and what’s worse, we have no transparency in the way Victorians money is being…
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