Justice Richards decision delivers timber families a Christmas blow
A decision by Justice Richards in the Supreme Court yesterday has delivered a shocking Christmas blow to timber industry workers in East Gippsland. After years of inaction by the…
Timber workers axed on the eve of Christmas
Timber workers in East Gippsland and the Central Highlands are devastated with the news the native timber industry is effectively being shut down on the eve of Christmas in Victoria.…
More suits and less boots under Labor
The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) has substantially increased the number of senior executives in their ranks while cutting vital field staff over the last financial year.…
Bath slams Labor’s farcical Forestry Plan
The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath has labelled the Andrews Government’s latest Forestry Plan announcement a farcical con, saying it’s as useful to workers and industry as…
Labor to spend another $100m to axe local Victorian jobs
As dwindling timber supply puts a handbrake on home building and makes it harder to transport goods around the nation, the Andrews Labor Government has today announced it will spend…
Our farmers’ plea: “Don’t go releasing dingoes into Victorian parks”
The Victorian Liberals and Nationals vehemently oppose a plan from Labor and greens groups to introduce dingoes into state and national parks in Victoria. A parliamentary inquiry into Victorian ecosystems…
Sneaky Labor change a “setback” for windfarm neighbours
The Andrews Labor Government has secretly instituted a planning change that will make life even more difficult for wind farm neighbours trying to build on their own properties. The…
‘High-intensity bushfires, invasive species and predators’ biggest risk to ecosystems, new report finds
A new report on ecosystem decline in Victoria has recommended the introduction of Indigenous ‘cool burn’ techniques and to abandon the Andrews Government’s 2030 ban on native timber harvesting. The…
Labor’s timber wars creating Christmas chaos
The supply of food in Victoria is under threat with timber mills set to run out of supply to produce wooden pallets needed to transport of food and drink for…
Environment suffers from more suits, less boots
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien, has called on the Andrews Labor Government to reset its environmental priorities after it was revealed field staff in the environment department…
Inquiry finding – Labor’s Lead Battery failure
A Parliamentary Inquiry into the Health Impacts of Air Pollution has recommended the Andrews Government conduct an independent Environmental Effects Statement (EES) into Chunxing Corporations Used Lead Acid Battery (ULAB)…
Gippsland’s opportunity for a hydrogen future
Gippsland has the potential to lead Australia in the development of hydrogen technology and re-emerge as a centre for innovation and manufacturing excellence. Leader of The Nationals and Shadow Minister…