O’Brien calls for sensible action on climate change
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien has highlighted the importance of a balanced transition to renewable energy and the significance of getting the transition right for the…
Electricity reliability review must deliver results
A review into the resilience of the state’s energy distribution network has now been completed with outcomes of the review expected to be released to the public later this year.…
Renewable Inquiry ignores proven technologies, backs narrow focus
The Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into Renewable Energy has failed to acknowledge the positive contribution that waste-to-energy and hydrogen can make in helping Victoria to achieve its commitment to net-zero by…
Lights on, but no one home at Solar Vic?
The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath has raised questions about the establishment of Solar Victoria in Morwell and locally based jobs in state parliament this week. Ms Bath…
Confirmed: No change for Victorian Nationals on climate change
The Victorian Nationals continue to stand with regional Victorians who are committed to action on climate change. Leader of The Nationals Peter Walsh today reaffirmed the Party’s position supporting the…
Illegal Green warfare disrespecting traditional owners
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…
Jobs and the environment are the winners of Waste from Energy
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 Nationals and timber towns call to arms
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,…
Fire inquiry findings cannot wait ‘til 2024
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…
Indigenous knowledge is key to plan burns
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…
Timber innovation boost a small vote of confidence for at-risk Victorian jobs
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.…
Vic Governments planned burn backfires
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…