A new plan to relieve fertiliser shortages by increasing production in Australia has highlighted the multi-billion-dollar economic windfall a shift in focus to bring manufacturing back to Victoria could deliver. Agripower Australian Limited confirmed this week it will ramp up production of fertiliser at its Queensland plant to cope with exploding global demand, generating 11,500…
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien says urgent action is needed to tackle the growing housing crisis across Gippsland. Mr O’Brien said he is regularly hearing from Gippslanders who are struggling to put a roof over their heads as housing availability and affordability is constrained by rising costs, huge demand and government…
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy is frustrated to hear that recently in Parliament a city Labor MP labelled our crumbling country roads as “imagined fantasies”. The accusation about country roads in Victoria was made during parliamentary debate in a tirade about road safety by eastern metropolitan Labor MP Vicki Ward. Mr…
Member for Lowan Emma Kealy has called on the Andrews Labor Government to immediately intervene to revoke a massive planned fee increase set to hit the region’s builders. The Victorian Building Authority is proposing to increase practitioner registration fees for both individuals and companies by up to 181 per cent in May, a move that…
The claim from Minister for Transport Infrastructure Jacinta Allan that the Murray Basin Rail Project is ‘ahead of schedule’ has left regional Victorians in absolute disbelief. The Murray Basin Rail Project is stalled, astronomically over-budget and nearing a decade behind schedule thanks to Jacinta Allan and Victorian Labor’s catastrophic project mismanagement. Leader of The Nationals…
A new report released this month makes a mockery of the Victorian Roads Minister’s claim that Victoria’s state’s road network is now ‘safer and smoother’. Infrastructure Australia’s Regional Strengths and Infrastructure Gaps report zeroed in on an urgent need to invest more into Victoria’s neglected and crumbling regional roads. It found a lack of adequate…
A new report, released today, makes a mockery of the Victorian Roads Minister’s claim that our state’s road network is now ‘safer and smoother’. Infrastructure Australia’s Regional Strengths and Infrastructure Gaps report zeroed in on an urgent need to invest more into Victoria’s neglected and crumbling regional roads. It found a lack of adequate investment…
Chaos has ensued on the West Gate Freeway this morning with motorists wasting hours idling due to more mismanagement from the State Labor Government. It is understood that a disagreement between WorkSafe and CFMEU officials over West Gate Tunnel safety certificates has caused equipment to be left on the freeway, leaving morning peak hour commuters…
A new housing tax that will add an average of $20,000 to the cost of buying a home in regional Victoria will be opposed by The Nationals in Parliament. Announced on Friday and yet to be debated in Victorian Parliament, the State Labor Government’s new housing tax has already been vehemently opposed by property industry…
Mildura is in prime position to benefit from a new push to revive manufacturing in Victoria and create new careers after the COVID pandemic highlighted our state’s over-reliance on imported goods. Leader of The Nationals Peter Walsh was at regional manufacturer Australian Turntables today to discuss opportunities to secure our state against global supply chain…
Skyrocketing surgery waiting lists will be halved under an elected Liberals and Nationals Government so people in Shepparton can get the treatment they need, sooner. The Code Brown that has stopped surgeries in Shepparton is finally being wound back today, but the Labor Government’s ban means more delays for Victorians who have already endured multiple…
Today the Victorian Liberals and Nationals announce a new plan to recover, rebuild and make Victoria number one again. Victoria, once the fastest growing state and home to the world’s most liveable city has fallen behind following two years of lockdowns and decades of mismanagement, neglect and waste. One thousand Victorians a week…