Regional train passengers are owed a full explanation after another “communications fault” shutdown the entire V/Line network, cancelling dozens of services during the morning peak. The disruption left thousands of people travelling from Shepparton, Albury, Traralgon, Bairnsdale, Ballarat, Geelong, Bendigo, Warrnambool and Swan Hill stranded at the platform from 5am today. It’s the third time…
DetailsGippsland’s forestry industry will benefit from new laws aimed to increase protection from politically motivated protest disruption. The Nationals Member for Gippsland South Danny O’Brien said he was happy to join his Nationals colleagues in supporting the Sustainable Forests Timber Amendment (Timber Harvesting Safety Zones) Bill 2022, which aims to protect timber workers from…
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Victoria’s emergency services personnel are unable to complete vital first responder training after activists placed an injunction of TAFE Gippsland’s Forestec Rowboat training coupe. In state parliament today The Nationals’ Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath demanded the Andrews Government ensure first responders be able to complete their training. Ms Bath said it’s deplorable…
DetailsThe Liberals and Nationals Party Room has today supported the advancement of Victoria’s Treaty process. The Treaty Authority and Other Treaty Elements Bill 2022, which will be debated in State Parliament tomorrow, facilitates the establishment of a Treaty Authority, a body that will support future Treaty negotiations between Aboriginal Victorians and the State of Victoria.…
DetailsA plan to boost youth mental health services by 2026 is years too late for children who are suffering right now and could benefit from other immediate reforms that the Andrews Labor Government has refused to support. The Government has today trumpeted a plan to ‘scale up’ a mental health in primary schools program from…
DetailsA final reminder for locals who are holders of a Pensioner Concession Card, some Health Care Card holders (including JobSeeker, Youth Allowance, Austudy and Abstudy recipients) and those with a Department of Veterans Affairs Card, to make sure they’ve applied for the $250 Power Saving Bonus. The Power Saving Bonus is a State Government initiative…
DetailsMonday 20 June 2022 Dear Editor, New mothers risk missing crucial milestones to detect developmental delays in babies and post-natal depression with the shortage of maternal and child health (MCH) nurses that’s facing Victoria’s health system. MCH nurses provide crucial follow up health checks and support in the home for new mothers. Disappointingly, these maternity…
DetailsThe last of the Bushfire Recovery Victoria’s Community Facility funding stream will soon expire and Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, is encouraging local community groups to consider applying for grants up to $50,000. Applications for this final round of funding will close on June 30, so time is running out. “Bushfire Recovery…
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The National Party if elected in November has committed to spending 25 per cent of all State capital investment in regional areas, primarily focusing on our neglected regional roads. Nationals Member for Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy said, “Over the last couple of years the capital expenditure in the country has been 13% and 11%…
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Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy recently spoke in Parliament about the need for more investment in regional aged care facilities in towns like Cobram, Bright and Yarrawonga. In Parliament Mr McCurdy said, “Our health services in regional Victoria are being cut left, right and centre. We need more investment. “$20 million…
DetailsThe Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into Renewable Energy has failed to acknowledge the positive contribution that waste-energy and hydrogen can make in helping Victoria achieve its commitment to net-zero by 2050. In Parliament, the Liberals and Nationals released a minority report to address the shortcomings in the Inquiry Committee’s majority report. Nationals Member for…
DetailsNationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy spoke in Parliament last week requesting the Minister for Health provide more resources and support for our regional nurses and health services. In Parliament, Mr McCurdy said, “I spoke to a local resident of Wangaratta who after celebrating her 80th birthday started to feel unwell and was…
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