The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien has again called on the Andrews Labor Government to fund urgently needed fire station replacements in the wake of the summer bushfires. Speaking in State Parliament, Mr O’Brien said it was the least the Andrews Labor Government could do in return for the enormous effort put…
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien has called on the Andrews Labor Government to recommit to a 5 per cent annual fuel reduction burning target. Mr O’Brien said the devastating East Gippsland bushfires have sadly highlighted the error of Labor’s decision to abandon planned burning recommendations from the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal…
The design of the north-east’s promised new VLocity trains is being hidden by the Andrews Government. Shadow Minister for Regional Public Transport Steph Ryan requested design details of the much-anticipated trains in Parliament in November last year. But Ms Ryan, who is also the Member for Euroa, says the Minister still has not responded to…
Pressure is mounting for the Andrews Labor Government to provide funding for a cantilevered viewing platform at Agnes Falls, with a petition containing more than 1000 signatures tabled in State Parliament. The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien said the community had identified the Agnes Falls development as a priority project to boost…
Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, said having presented a proposal to government three weeks ago for a fishing competition to boost tourism and the local economy, he was pleased it has been adopted and announced today. Titled the “Golden Tag” competition, Mr Bull said he came up with the proposal to try and attract…
The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath is calling on the Andrews Labor Government to confirm the 2020 duck season. “Recreational shooters are incredibly important to Gippsland’s regional economy and it is imperative the season goes ahead,” Ms Bath said. “Gippsland tourism has experienced an unprecedented downturn as a result of bushfire –…
A group of Gippsland hardware businesses have initiated a ‘Sponsor a Bushfire Recovery Kit’ program to assist people impacted by East Gippsland bushfires. The Bushfire Recovery Kits contain vital equipment to assist people who have lost their homes and sheds in the East Gippsland bushfires. The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region Melina Bath said…
Not enough is being done by State and Federal Governments to assist East Gippsland businesses impacted by the fires and the mass evacuation that took place in the peak holiday period. Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, said “our businesses need direct support and to date the response from the State Government to business has…
Grassroots sporting clubs across the Euroa electorate are encouraged to apply for funding through the 2019-2020 Sporting Club Grants Program. Euroa MP Steph Ryan said local sporting clubs wishing to upgrade equipment, buy new uniforms and increase the skills of their coaches, officials and managers are eligible to apply under the program, which is split…
Victoria’s Afghani Hazara community gathered recently in Dandenong to support East Gippsland bushfire victims. The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath said as the bushfire emergency unfolded, she was contacted by her former Mirboo North Secondary College student, Afghani refugee Daniel Lomani. “During my teaching career Daniel was one of my outstanding Chemistry…
More immediate action is required to deliver critical bushfire recovery support for East Gippsland. The Nationals Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, met with Bushfire Recovery Victoria chair Ken Lay yesterday and was in contact with the Premier last night on critical recovery issues. “It was pleasing the freight fodder and stock water…
Thousands of kilometres of internal and external fencing, including boundary fencing bordering with state forests and national parks, has been damaged in the bushfires in East Gippsland and north-east Victoria and will need to be replaced. While the threat of bushfire still remains for some communities, many are now looking to clean-up and rebuild homes,…