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…
Dodging Daniel Andrews refuses to release bushfire fuel load maps
Daniel Andrews has failed to release bushfire fuel load maps for Victoria, despite an order from State Parliament to make the documents public. The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region,…
Labor dithers while water savings never more crucial
Gippsland Nationals MPs have again put the pressure on the State Labor Government to fund critical water savings in the Macalister Irrigation District (MID). Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull…
100GL Water for Fodder Program
Applications for the first 40GL of the 100GL Water for Fodder release will open in the week starting Monday 9 December. Key facts The program will open in the week…
Labor must not make irrigators wait for water
Water Minister Lisa Neville is hanging on to 75GL of irrigation entitlement that could be used to relieve the pressure on irrigators in northern Victoria. The 75GL irrigation entitlement is…
War on waste – Liberal Nationals commit to zero waste to landfill by 2035
The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath said the Liberal Nationals in government will end household waste going to landfill by 2035 in Victoria. Ms Bath said she…
Native timber workers plea, ‘Dan, don’t destroy timber jobs’
The fight to save the native timber industry moved to Melbourne with a rally on the steps of Parliament House today. The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath…
Victorian Nationals announce landmark Zero to Landfill environmental policy
In the largest environmental overhaul in Victoria in decades, a Victorian Liberal Nationals government has committed to ending household waste being sent to Victorian landfill by 2035. This visionary Zero…
State Government must back Agnes Falls development
The Andrews Labor Government must step in to support the development of a cantilevered viewing platform at Agnes Falls in the wake of South Gippsland Shire’s decision to withdraw funding.…
Labor called on to answer plantation questions
The Andrews Labor Government has been challenged in State Parliament to answer critical questions about its proposal to phase out native timber harvesting. The Nationals Member for Gippsland South,…
