The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has urged Latrobe City Council and the Allan Labor Government to act now to secure the future of the Traralgon Junior International tennis tournament or risk losing the event altogether. The Traralgon Junior International has been held at the Traralgon Tennis Association for 32 years and boasts an…
DetailsRetail theft has skyrocketed across Gippsland, with new figures showing a dramatic rise in shoplifting offences over the past financial year. The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien highlighted that the latest data from the Crime Statistics Agency reveals the criminal offence of “steal from a retail store” has jumped by more than 70 per cent…
DetailsAs Australians pause at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, we unite in solemn reflection to honour the men and women who have served our nation in times of war, conflict and peacekeeping. Remembrance Day is a time to acknowledge the courage, sacrifice and enduring legacy of those who…
DetailsThe great divide between city and regional spending continues to widen, with new data painting a stark picture of the Allan Labor Government’s neglect of Victorians outside of Melbourne. Regional Victoria is home to 25 per cent of the state’s population, yet only 12 per cent of infrastructure investment is spent outside of Melbourne. The…
DetailsGippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, has blasted the Allan Labor Government’s hopeless and flawed Emergency Services and Volunteer Fund exemptions for CFA volunteers and said the criteria for eligibility is too restrictive. “Like many other things, the State Government has completely made a mess of the process,” he said. “I recently had…
DetailsThe Allan Labor Government wasted $9 million through a Treasurer’s Advance – typically utilised in emergencies – to fund the flawed free camping trial it was told would not work and ultimately scrapped. Nationals’ Gippsland East MP, Tim Bull said that this was an abuse of the Treasurer’s advance authority which was called upon…
DetailsThe old Bendigo law courts remain in limbo, two years after the Allan Labor Government committed to a community consultation process. “Two years on, the building remains empty, and no community consultation has taken place,” The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad said today. Ms Broad has formally asked the Attorney General…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Melina Bath has called on Labor’s Minister for Carers and Volunteers in state parliament to urgently review the funding model for Neighbourhood Houses across Eastern Victoria. Ms Bath’s action follows alarming reports of closures and service reductions across the region due to rising costs and stagnant state funding. “Our Neighbourhood Houses are vital…
DetailsVictorian pet owners are set to pay more, with the Allan Labor Government doubling its tax on all dogs and cats from $4.51 to $9 per animal from July next year. The Nationals’ Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, slammed the move as another example of Labor’s relentless appetite for revenue collection. “After a decade of…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad has condemned the Allan Labor Government as Bendigo council subsidises self-defence classes for women amid a spiralling crime crisis. “When local councils are forced to subsidise self-defence classes with ratepayers’ money because women don’t feel safe in their own community, you know the State Government has completely…
DetailsThe Allan Labor Government has again refused to admit crime is out of control in regional Victoria despite mounting evidence that proves repeat offenders are still being released on bail. In Question Time yesterday, The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, asked the Attorney General why Labor’s bail laws were continuing to fail Victorians. When…
DetailsVictorian pet owners are set to pay more, with the Allan Labor Government doubling its pet tax on all dogs and cats from $4.51 to $9 per animal starting July next year. The tax, applied through local councils via pet registration fees, will funnel millions into the state revenue office. Councils will be forced to…
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