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 for Regional Victoria Peter Walsh was in Latrobe Valley today to talk hydrogen planes and transitioning the region, meeting with Gippsland Circular Economy Precinct Pty…
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy is encouraging our communities to take a moment to remember our fallen soldiers, men and women who have fought for our country in conflicts near and far. Mr McCurdy hopes coming out of Covid we see strong turn outs at Remembrance Day services in each and every…
Crucial fire and safety upgrades to Melbourne’s City Loop network are nearly $350 million over-budget and languishing without a contractor or completion date. The City Loop Fire and Safety Upgrade was first announced in 2014, after the Victorian Ombudsman slammed the Transport Department for exposing commuters to serious safety risks. But a change…
While East Gippsland residents get notifications from the Andrews Labor Government to clean up their properties prior to summer, the Government owned road reserves remain a fuel load nightmare for local residents. Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, said before the Premier pressures people to clear properties, he should tend to his own responsibilities…
East Gippsland timber jobs are being sacrificed by an unnecessary Andrews Government zoning change. The Andrews Government has altered the prescriptions from General Management Zones to Special Management Zones for the Orbost spiny crayfish in East Gippsland timber coupes. General Management Zones allow for a balanced approach to managing a forest for a range of…
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…
One week from Remembrance Day and many RSL-Sub Branches remain unsure about coronavirus restrictions and enforcement of vaccination status. Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs Tim Bull said more clarity was needed. “Remembrance Day has always had strong support from all sides, but we are at a stage where information applicable to services on November 11…
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…
The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath has vowed to fight Labor’s controversial Pandemic Bill which is schedule for debate in the upper house of State Parliament in mid-November. Ms Bath is sponsoring a parliamentary e-petition calling for the Bill to be withdrawn. Daniel Andrews’ new the Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Pandemic Management)…
Local MP and deputy Nationals leader Steph Ryan says the Andrews Government must stick to the plan agreed to at national cabinet and end vaccine restrictions. The call comes after Daniel Andrews again changed the goalposts on vaccine passports this week, telling the media: “this lockout process that only related to first and second doses,…
Member for Lowan Emma Kealy has welcomed the announcement that Mortlake will enter the Lowan electorate at the end of next year. The Electoral Boundaries Commission has finalised Victoria’s new electoral boundaries, which will see an extra 2676 square kilometres and about 9000 voters added to Lowan on November 1, 2022, ahead of next year’s…
Member for Lowan Emma Kealy has welcomed the announcement that Stawell and Great Western will enter the Lowan electorate at the end of next year. The Electoral Boundaries Commission has finalised Victoria’s new electoral boundaries, which will see an extra 2676 square kilometres and about 9000 voters added to Lowan on November 1, 2022, ahead…