The Nationals were well represented at the annual Field and Game Australia Showcase at the Melbourne Gun Club recently. Member for Eastern Victoria Melina Bath, Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien, Member for Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy and Member for Mildura, Jade Benham teamed up to reaffirm The Nationals commitment to regional conservation and sustainability.…
DetailsMonday 03 March 2025 It has been revealed Victorian State Agencies were repeatedly warned about the dangerous illicit tobacco trade years before the tobacco wars exploded. Members of the Allan Labor Government reportedly spent years ignoring mounting intelligence about the illicit trade, allowing violent gangs to launch a firebombing campaign across Victoria. …
DetailsFresh doubts have been cast on Labor’s use of the Allan Government’s Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund (ESVF) in state parliament. The ESVF is a newly doubled and rebranded Labor tax, formerly called the Fire Services Property Levy. The Nationals’ Melina Bath said Labor added ‘volunteers’ to the levy title to sway public perception but…
Details26 February 2025 The Labor Party have changed their mind so many times on funding for the Melbourne Airport Rail Link, it is impossible to take them seriously. After months of squabbling between the Victorian Allan Labor Government and the Albanese Federal Labor Government, they have finally landed on a position. The…
DetailsWednesday 26 February 2025 The latest infrastructure funding announcement between the Allan and Albanese Labor Governments fails to address the real needs of regional Victorians, despite the Prime Minister’s claim that “this money is ready, right now, to fix roads in need of repair”. While Melbourne’s suburbs receive much-needed road upgrades, Labor at both levels of…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Melina Bath has sought answers from the Allan Government on its plan to slash the number of Fisheries Officer positions by 27 to just nine across Western Port and Port Phillip Bay. In parliament Ms Bath called on the Minister for Outdoor Recreation, Hon Steve Dimopoulos to outline how he intends to regulate…
DetailsNewhaven Jetty closure debated in parliament The Bass Coast community’s fight to Save Newhaven Jetty was elevated to a higher level, with the petition debate occurring in the Legislative Council of state parliament. The Nationals’ Member for Eastern Victoria and sponsor, Melina Bath led the debate on behalf of residents. Ms Bath told parliament the…
DetailsMonday 17 February 2025 The head of Victoria’s taxi regulator must be removed following disturbing revelations of a widespread culture of fraud, abuse, and exploitation, enabled by the largest cab operators in the state. Safe Transport Victoria, the regulator, has run out of chances and clearly is not living by its motto “Safe…
DetailsTuesday 18 February 2025 The Allan Labor Government must immediately step in and save the threatened weekly Last Post ceremony at the Shrine of Remembrance. It is disgraceful that the Sunday ceremony, an institution in Victoria for 90 years, is under threat due to a lack of funding from the government. The…
DetailsMonday 17 February 2025 The head of Victoria’s taxi regulator must be removed following disturbing revelations of a widespread culture of fraud, abuse, and exploitation, enabled by the largest cab operators in the state. Safe Transport Victoria, the regulator, has run out of chances and clearly is not living by its motto “Safe…
DetailsMonday 17 February 2025 Dear Editor, The Allan Labor Government sold Victorians a dream that the return of the SEC was the silver bullet to solve the energy crisis and provide Victorians with reliable and affordable energy. Sadly, this has been revealed as another Labor lie. Independent economic agency, Moody’s, has released…
Details13 February 2025 The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad has urged the Premier to address a lack of transparency on Land Use Activity Agreements (LUAA) in Victoria, as vital projects are delayed. Ms Broad said much-needed housing and public projects were being held up by the agreements, in some cases by…
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