Illegal green activists are disrespecting the Traditional Owners of the Wombat State Forest, blockading planned salvage harvesting needed to restore country. The Dja Dja Wurrung have commissioned VicForests to undertake extensive surveys and arrange salvage harvesting of wind blown timber. The wind blown timber with sawlog value has been still laying on the ground since…
The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath says today’s energy from waste announcement for Latrobe Valley’s Maryvale Mill is a much-needed boost which is great for jobs and the environment. The Nationals Federal Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester, has today announced an investment of $48.2 million for Opal’s Maryvale Mill to establish the…
Timber communities have vowed to fight back against Daniel Andrews’ policy to shut Victoria’s sustainable native timber industry. A round table forum held in Heyfield attended by community members, harvesters, industry groups, local Councillors and Gippsland’s state and federal MPs strongly rejected the Andrews Government’s native timber transition plan. Shadow Assistant Minister for Public Land…
Important recommendations from a review of the 2019/20 bushfires that ravaged the region will not be acted on by the Andrews Labor Government until 2024, leaving East Gippslanders to endure two more summers before shortfalls are addressed. Nationals Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, says the seriousness of the Inspector General of Emergency Management’s…
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South Danny O’Brien says regular planned burns in our forest and Crown land is critical to save lives and the environment. “Planned burns are crucial to the effective prevention of bushfires and failure to conduct them endangers homes and lives,” Mr O’Brien said. “While planned burns can cause…
A $219.5 million boost for innovation and research in Australia’s forestry sector today is a badly needed vote of confidence in Victorian jobs that State Labor is hellbent on destroying. Announcing the funds today, the Federal Liberals and Nationals will create jobs and invest in new, sustainable technologies in an effort to fix long delays…
In Parliament earlier this week, Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy requested the Minister for Environment visit the Warby Ovens National Park near Wangaratta to witness firsthand the irreversible damage caused by the Victorian Governments planned burn. Mr McCurdy said in Parliament, “I recently met with a local resident whose property borders along…
The release of a timeline for the Chunxing Corporation’s Used Lead Acid Battery (ULAB) project has triggered community concerns about lead emission monitoring in the Latrobe Valley. The Andrews Government has released documents indicating that construction of the ULAB smelter is scheduled to begin in December 2022, with commissioning set for September 2023. In state…
A Labor dominated committee has handed down an ‘Inquiry into ecosystem decline in Victoria’, recommending the reintroduction of dingoes and the banning of 1080 baits that are used to control pest populations. The report was deemed so removed from reality by the Victorian Nationals that a minority report was developed, addressing the concerns of ignored…
Freedom of Information (FOI) documents have today exposed the secret 18-month campaign by State Labor to axe thousands of Victorian jobs in the timber industry. The FOI documents, finally released to Wellington Shire Council after years of requests and appeals, show Premier Daniel Andrews signed off Labor’s 2030 ban on native timber in April 2018…
The Andrews Labor Government is forcing more costs onto Melburnians by ordering desal water when it is not needed. A 15GL water order will be placed in 2022-23 at a cost of $11 million, which the Government has misleadingly claimed won’t be passed on to Melbourne water customers. Shadow Minister for Water Steph Ryan said…
The Euroa electorate is set to become ground zero for the Andrews Government’s unpopular changes to riverfront camping. Member for Euroa and Nationals deputy leader Steph Ryan said Labor had announced sites along the Goulburn in Seymour, Tallarook and Murchison were open to camping from today. The Andrews Government has also stated it plans to…