Liberal Nationals Onshore Gas Policy
Today, Matthew Guy and Peter Walsh announced the Liberal Nationals policy on onshore gas. Matthew Guy’s statement is below. Statement from Opposition Leader Matthew Guy Today, Peter Walsh and I…
Heyfield mill
The Andrews Government has disgracefully abandoned 260 workers at Australian Sustainable Hardwoods’ Heyfield mill by failing to guarantee a viable timber supply. Labor’s half-baked offer to purchase the mill at…
Liberal Nationals commit to securing jobs in the Valley
An elected Liberal Nationals government would be committed to keeping jobs in the Latrobe Valley. Unemployment was up 50 per cent in the past two years in the Valley, even…
Community celebrates dumping of the dump
The Nationals MPs Danny O’Brien and Melina Bath have congratulated the South Gippsland community on a successful campaign to ‘dump the dump’ at Leongatha South. Mr O’Brien and Ms Bath…
Resources Legislation Amendment (Fracking Ban) Bill 2016
The Resources Legislation Amendment (Fracking Ban) Bill 2016 will pass Parliament. In 2012 the Liberal Nationals Government announced a gas moratorium and in 2015 we committed to an extension of…
Labor fails to deliver sustainable hunting plan
Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford today failed to explain why the State Government’s long-promised plan for hunting in Victoria is not being released. In question time today, The Nationals’ new Member…
Labor refuses to detail plan for Vic dairy farmers
Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford has refused to answer how her State Government will further support Victoria’s dairy farmers, despite her complaints that the Federal Government’s $579 million assistance package is…
Coalition support for Bay licence buy-back unchanged
The Liberal-Nationals Coalition continues to support a buy-back of commercial netting licences for Port Phillip Bay, including Corio Bay. The Coalition committed to the policy during the lead up to…
Funding missing from Labor’s Riparian Action Plan
The Andrews Government has again failed to properly fund the protection of Victorian riverbanks. Before the last election, the Coalition committed to a $45 million program for fencing Crown Land river frontages.…
Calls for concessional loans and rates relief for farmers
The Victoria Liberal-Nationals Coalition has urged the Andrews Labor Government to finalise a concessional loans package and consider offering municipal rates rebates and other practical support to Victoria’s drought affected…
O’BRIEN CALLS FOR GREATER GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR POLWARTH EXPORTERS
Nationals Candidate for Polwarth David O’Brien has called for Greater Government support for Victorian Regional Exporters. He has called on the State Government to respond to and support the recommendations…
Violet Town Nursing Centre wades into wetland project
Violet Town Nursing Centre wades into wetland project $199,000 Living Victoria grant for new wetland at Violet Town Bush Nursing Centre Project will manage stormwater and create a biodiversity ‘hot…