Victorian Transport Infrastructure Minister Jacinta Allan has used parliamentary budget hearings today to raise more red flags on the Murray Basin Rail Project, saying her Federal Labor colleagues have made no commitment to the project’s delivery. Under questioning at parliamentary hearings on the 2022-23 State Budget papers, the Minister worked hard to muddy the waters…
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 people of Gippsland South. Speaking recently in State Parliament, and before current concern about a shortfall of gas supply, Mr O’Brien reaffirmed The Nationals’…
Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, is delighted $687,000 in State funds have been allocated to Gippsland Ports to replace its jetty at the Lakes Entrance Fishermen’s Co-Operative. “Having raised the matter on several occasions in Parliament and explained the importance of these Ports facilities to the local fishing fleet, this is terrific news.…
In Parliament Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy captured the grave reality of the Victorian Governments overwhelming neglect towards regional Victoria’s road to recover and rebuild. In Parliament Mr McCurdy said, “Maintenance is the cornerstone of everything. “In life, when we purchase a car, run our own business, buy a house, or…
In Parliament Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy expressed his concern to hear that there will be a $24 million dollar cut to dentistry across Victoria. Mr McCurdy said in Parliament, “I had a resident from Myrtleford attend my office recently to inform me that she waited three years to get a…
Victorian farmers fear the Andrews Labor Government is “abandoning” agriculture R&D by systematically “whittling down research capabilities” after reports today Hamilton’s multi-million-dollar red meat centre is under a cloud of doubt. Labor has been on the warpath making cuts to agriculture jobs and R&D capabilities, with $47.8 million cut from the agriculture budget this year…
The Andrews Labor Government’s claims yesterday that it’s gone ‘over and above its original target’ for road maintenance in regional Victoria are little more than a PR offensive that won’t wash with country drivers. Evidence provided to Parliament’s Public Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC) just last week stands in stark contrast to the questionable claims…
In Parliament Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy requested an investigation from the Minister for Health regarding the state-wide health crisis occurring in North Eastern communities within Victoria. In Parliament Mr McCurdy said, “Early last week an 86-year-old local resident travelled home from Northeast Health to have an assessment done to see if…
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. The Review of Victoria’s Electricity and Gas Network Safety Framework was established in the wake of prolonged power outages across the state last year.…
Regional commuters are stranded at train stations across the state again today, with every line in Victoria’s V/Line network at a standstill due to the perfect storm of rail faults, train breakdowns and scheduled works down the line in Melbourne. V/Line unexpectedly announced ‘all services to/from Southern Cross will be held until further notice’ this…
Victorian parliamentary committee hearings have exposed a $50 million cut to road safety in the Andrews Labor Government’s 2022-23 Victorian Budget, with more cuts on the way. The funds were slashed from the budget despite the state’s road toll increasing to 99 lives lost, up from 87 deaths at the same time last year. The Public…
Regional Victorians have been denied their fair share of state government funding under Daniel Andrews. A report from the Parliamentary Budget Office has revealed the Andrews government has spent more than double the amount per capita on its city-based infrastructure projects in the city compared to infrastructure projects in regional Victoria. On the weekend The…