Fuel reduction saves lives
A new campaign is aiming to put maximum pressure on the Andrews Labor Government to increase fuel reduction on public land to better protect country communities from bushfire. Nationals MPs…
Pit lakes: Government must guarantee Latrobe water rights
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien has called on the Andrews Labor Government to guarantee water entitlements for Latrobe irrigators in light of the planned creation of pit…
Weed it and reap
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien, is urging the Andrews Labor Government to do more to ensure all landholders play their part in tackling the growing weed problem…
Gippsland deserves answers on mines and water
The State Government has been called on to provide more information to the community about options for Latrobe Valley mine rehabilitation as concern rises about the plan to create…
Government has no answers on timber transition
The Andrews Labor Government is failing Gippsland and our timber sector with its supposed “transition” out of native harvesting by 2030 falling apart at the seams. The Nationals Member…
Fuel reduction saves lives
Today the “Fuel Reduction Saves Lives” campaign calling for increased fuel reduction on public land was launched at State Parliament. The Leader of the Nationals, Shadow Minister for Agriculture,…
Labor still won’t release fuel load maps
The Labor Government will not release fire fuel load maps for Victoria, including East Gippsland. Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, asked the Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio in Parliament…
Roadside clearing must continue
Appropriate roadside clearing must continue in the coming months to ensure the unacceptable road closures and township isolations that occurred this bushfire season do not happen again. This is…
Timber workers save us, open our roads, then disregarded
Within days of finishing work that started with fire protection and ended with clearing our bushfire impacted roads, Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, says the timber industry has been…
Andrews Labor must recommit to fuel reduction target
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien has called on the Andrews Labor Government to recommit to a 5 per cent annual fuel reduction burning target. Mr O’Brien…
Sneaky State Government hides wind farm approval
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien has slammed the Andrews Labor Government for its decision to approve a permit for the Alberton wind farm over the busy Christmas/New…
Irrigation expansion – what has Labor got to hide?
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien has queried why the Andrews Labor Government is hiding a report on potential irrigation expansion areas in Central Gippsland. Mr O’Brien…