Changes from 11:59PM, Friday 25 February
At 11:59PM on Friday 25 February 2022, the following changes to pandemic orders and public health recommendations will take effect: The public health recommendation for Victorians to work or study…
More delays on Farm Trespass laws in Vic
The Andrews Government has delayed debate of ‘on-the-spot’ fine legislation, relegating it down the priority list for the upper house of state parliament. The Livestock Management Amendment (Animal Activism) Bill…
Gippsland Nationals’ show of support for timber workers
The Nationals Gippsland team says ‘lives and livelihoods’ will be destroyed if the Andrews Government’s plan to shut down the native hardwood timber industry by 2030 proceeds. In a strong…
Better protections against farm trespass
Member for Euroa and Deputy Nationals Leader Steph Ryan says it is crucial that farmers are protected against illegal and traumatic farm trespass crime. In Parliament last week, Ms Ryan…
New careers in Mildura under $2.5b fund to bring manufacturing home
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…
Andrews bid for 2026 Commonwealth Games in regional Victoria remains unhopeful
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy stresses that the Andrews Government’s ‘predominantly regional’ 2026 Commonwealth Games bid remains unhopeful following Labor’s decision to axe the crucial Country Roads and…
Andrews imposes greedy taxes on electric cars
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy is concerned owners of electric cars are going to face growing and inescapable tax burdens per kilometre because of the Victorian Government’s greedy…
New fund to supercharge Shepparton’s main street
Community-minded people will be encouraged to share their big ideas to revitalise Shepparton’s town centre as part of the Liberals and Nationals positive plan for Victoria’s recovery. Leader of…
Minister rejects disaster declaration request
Nationals Member for Lowan is angry that the Andrews Labor Government has rejected a request from West Wimmera Shire Council to declare the recent fires at Poolaijelo and Langkoop a…
2026 Games bid must be backed with positive plan to reverse Labor’s neglect
Any bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games in regional Victoria must be backed up by investment to fix country roads, rail and transport infrastructure after decades of Victorian Labor’s…
Gippslanders must get their say on power blackouts
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien is encouraging Gippslanders to tell their stories of blackouts to a review of the state’s electricity distribution network resilience that is now…
Time for Labor to check out and scrap QR ‘check in’
The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath says it’s time the Andrews Labor Government to abandon QR Code check-in requirements for business such as hospitality and retail stores.…