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 the November 2014 election. The Coalition’s initiative was then adopted by the Victorian Labor Party. Today the Andrews Labor Government introduced the Fisheries Amendment Bill…
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. Today Lisa Neville has re-announced $10 million already listed in the 2015/16 Budget (BP3, p56). There is no funding for riparian land care in the forward estimates. The…
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 farm communities. Comments from Leader of The Nationals and Shadow Agriculture Minister Peter Walsh: “On behalf of our struggling farmers, we strongly urge the Andrews…
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 from a parliamentary inquiry into rural exports that completed its report last year. The Andrews Government is six months overdue in providing its response to the…
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 spot’ Napthine Coalition creating healthy waterways to build a better Victoria Violet Town Bush Nursing Centre will be helping the health of local waterways thanks…
$8 million to extend Gippsland Lakes Environmental Fund Re-elected Coalition will further protect the health of the iconic Gippsland Lakes Coalition committed to the economic development of regional Victoria The health of the Gippsland Lakes will continue to be protected and enhanced under a re-elected Victorian Coalition Government, Deputy Premier and Leader of The Nationals Peter Ryan announced…
$30 million in Drought Concessional loans will be made available to Victorian farmers following agreement between the Australian and Victorian governments. Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, said now that the high-level settings were agreed, the focus would shift to finalising the scheme guidelines and the delivery arrangements to allow farm businesses to apply. “I am pleased to…
$12.5 million to upgrade and expand Grains Centre of Excellence at Horsham Research capacity boosted with new laboratories, greenhouses & infrastructure Napthine Coalition is building a better agriculture industry for Victoria A re-elected Coalition Government will invest $12.5 million to upgrade Victoria’s Grains Centre of Excellence, Minister for Agriculture and Food Security Peter Walsh announced…
· $10.4 million war on weeds, rabbits under a re-elected Liberal Nationals Coalition · Supporting councils to control pest weeds and rabbits on rural and regional roads · Liberal Nationals Coalition delivering for Victoria’s farmers A re-elected Victorian Coalition Government will commit a further $10.4 million over the next four years to assist rural and…