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…
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien has taken to State Parliament demanding answers from the Minister for Roads over roadworks bungles last year that have angered Gippsland motorists. Mr O’Brien said a number of projects last year including shoulder widening of key roads in the region resulted in poor quality outcomes and potholes…
The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy is calling on the Victorian Government to immediately declare the Poolaijelo-Langkoop-Powers Creek fires that broke out on New Year’s Eve a natural disaster event. Without the formal declaration the local community and West Wimmera Shire Council is unable to access Disaster Recovery Funding and other supports from…
The Victorian Liberal Nationals have announced a major policy commitment to deliver the largest ever investment in manufacturing in Victoria’s history, a $2.5billion fund – with $1billion tagged for the regions. Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, said the allocation earmarked for regional Victoria would go a long way to assisting the economic recovery…
Farmers say regional roads in north-west Victoria will be smashed by thousands of additional truck movements this harvest while the Murray Basin Rail Project is still stalled under Labor. As Victorian farmers look ahead to a bumper grain harvest that’s predicted to top seven million tonnes, it’s been revealed today the botched Basin Rail upgrades…
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South Danny O’Brien is renewing calls for the Andrews Labor Government to undertake a formal review of power outages following the recent storm and subsequent blackouts. Mr O’Brien said a second widespread blackout event, with some Gippsland customers now facing a week without power for the second time this…
Many will be unaware the State Government has launched a Draft Victorian Recreational Boating Strategy, which is open for community feedback (until September 20). This document requires significant local feedback from East Gippslanders. If I am to paraphrase my concerns, the Strategy, which prioritises future government investment in the boating sector, does not adequately reflect…
Gippsland Nationals MPs Danny O’Brien, Tim Bull and Melina Bath say Gippsland infrastructure projects will suffer if the State Government’s Suburban Rail Loop project goes ahead. The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien recently outlined in State Parliament his concerns that the $100 billion project would suck up capital for decades to come…
Dear Editor Everyone but Daniel Andrews and his Labor Government has always known the Belt and Road (BRI) deal with the Chinese Communist Government was bad for Victorian jobs and businesses. After looking at the detail, the Federal Liberal and Nationals Government has done what Daniel Andrews should have done long ago – given this…
The Andrews Labor Government has outspent itself with a city-focused State Budget that delivers little for regional Victorians. Country people’s resilience has been stretched to the limit this year, first by catastrophic bushfires and then two waves of coronavirus shutdowns that have blown a hole in once thriving local economies. Today’s State Budget doesn’t deliver…
Labor’s bushfire recovery announcement today in East Gippsland will be seen for what it is by locals – totally underwhelming and insignificant. “What we had announced today was just $2.5m for three projects in East Gippsland – $2m to rebuild the Buchan Caves (which the Government needs to do anyway), $300k for new sprinkler system…