Daniel Andrews finds $9b for Melbourne, won’t find $5m for north west Victoria
A $9.3 billion pledge for a Melbourne metro rail project today is another slap in the face for farmers waiting 12 months for the Andrews Government to stump up $5…
Labor’s inaction threatens local timber jobs
Member for Euroa and Nationals deputy leader Steph Ryan has accused the Andrews Government of trying to shut Victoria’s timber industry by stealth. It comes as green activists today shut…
Labor delays on-the-spot fines for farm trespass
New on-the-spot fines for extreme activists who trespass on Victorian farms and threaten the safety of farm families still aren’t in place, nearly two years since the protective measure was…
Exciting prospects for Gippsland in new energy developments
Thousands of new jobs could be created across Gippsland with a series of proposed developments now gaining steam. The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien said he was…
Minister walks away from telehandler training commitment
After years of unacceptable delays, the Andrews Labor Government has again stepped back from the development of a specific course for farmers to operate a telehandler, saying that developing a…
Nats pledge new infectious diseases centre
The Nationals have today announced a plan to build Australia’s first dedicated infectious diseases response centre if elected to government in coalition with the Liberals next year. The proposal includes…
Pandemic Bill debate at impasse, petition reopens
Debate on Daniel Andrews’ controversial Pandemic Bill is at an impasse with debate set to resume next week in the upper house of state parliament. Debate was suspended after the…
Environment suffers from more suits, less boots
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien, has called on the Andrews Labor Government to reset its environmental priorities after it was revealed field staff in the environment department…
Housing shortage is starting to bite
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy welcomes new doctors to Wangaratta but stresses the housing shortages across regional Victoria make it more difficult for them to stay. “In…
Nationals promise Royal Commission on Pandemic Bill
In response to the proposed Pandemic Bill, Victorian Nationals will hold a Royal Commission into the Victorian Government’s pandemic response if elected to government next year. The Nationals told…
Extraordinary back-track means more time to speak up against draconian pandemic Bill
A panicked, eleventh-hour decision by the Andrews Labor Government to defer a vote on the Premier’s shocking pandemic legislation is an admission this Bill is bad for all Victorians. On…
Inquiry finding – Labor’s Lead Battery failure
A Parliamentary Inquiry into the Health Impacts of Air Pollution has recommended the Andrews Government conduct an independent Environmental Effects Statement (EES) into Chunxing Corporations Used Lead Acid Battery (ULAB)…