Thursday 9 May 2024 The Victorian veterans community has been treated appallingly in the State Budget, suffering a funding cut of most 40 per cent. In a double blow, the Allan Labor Government also did nothing to address the housing issues of at-risk veterans. The Budget reveals overall funding for “support for…
DetailsWednesday 8 May 2024 The Allan Labor Government continues to fail Victorian motorists as the shocking state of our roads deteriorates further following a 90 per cent reduction in road repairs this financial year. The State Budget hides the true state of spending on road maintenance with flood recovery works mixed in with…
DetailsFriday 3 May 2024 The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath, has taken the Allan Labor Government to task over its neglect of public land across regional Victoria and its ill-conceived plan to lock up state forests. Under the guise of consultation, Minister for Environment Steve Dimopoulos last month created a “Great…
Details2 May 2024 Significant cuts will be made to Victoria’s health system in the upcoming State Budget, with regional healthcare providers being particularly vulnerable due to the Labor Government’s irresponsible spending. For too long, this government has exploited our regional health services as a cash cow to bolster its financial mismanagement of Melbourne…
DetailsThursday 2 May 2024 The Allan Labor Government’s own MPs and agencies are now highlighting the poor state of our roads, with a government road builder forced to tender for work in South Australia because funding has dried up in Victoria. SprayLine Road Services, the government-owned road builder, is tendering for work in…
DetailsWednesday 1 May 2024 The Allan Labor Government’s blatant refusal to cooperate with the parliamentary inquiry into Victoria’s cancellation of the Commonwealth Games has come under fire from The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath. A member of the Select Committee on the Commonwealth Games Bid, Ms Bath said the interim…
DetailsWednesday 1 May 2024 A Parliamentary inquiry into local government funding and services has kicked off this week, with residents and local councils encouraged to make submissions. Ms Benham said potential cost-shifting issues ranged from waste collection to school crossing attendants, and the repair of regional roads. The Committee will investigate…
DetailsWednesday 1 May 2024 The Parliamentary Inquiry into Local Government funding and services has commenced, with local governments and members of the community urged to participate. Shadow Minister for Local Government, Peter Walsh, highlighted potential issues of cost-shifting, ranging from waste collection to the maintenance of road networks. “The commencement of this…
DetailsWednesday 1 May 2024 After a spate of violent incidents across the Latrobe Valley, The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has called on the Allan Labor Government to take definitive action on crime and bail penalties. Speaking in State Parliament yesterday, Mr Cameron cited several recent events as evidence the government’s recent…
DetailsTuesday 30 April 2024 The Allan Labor Government is pressing ahead with a plan to axe the state’s agency tasked with protecting Victorians from gambling harm. As foreshadowed in the State Budget last year, the Victorian Government has today introduced legislation dissolving the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation (VRGF). The VRGF was established…
DetailsMonday 29 April 2024 The Allan Labor Government has been forced to approve an emergency increase to the debt caps of four Victorian water corporations following project cost blowouts and revenue shortfalls. Documents obtained by the Victorian Opposition under Freedom of Information have confirmed in May 2023, Treasurer Tim Pallas received a brief…
Details29 April 2024 Nationals Member for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland has announced that she is expecting her third child this spring. Ms Cleeland, who is already mother to five-year-old Arthur and three-year-old Quinn, said she was incredibly excited to add to her family. “I am thrilled to share that my beautiful family will…
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