Roadside native vegetation laws must change
Native roadside vegetation laws must be lifted to allow farmers to utilise rural roadsides. Shadow Assistant Minister for Public Land and The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath…
Gippsland’s Bush nursing funding furore
Gippsland Bush Nursing Centres are struggling due to inadequate state government funding. The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath said Gippsland’s bush nursing centres are being forced to…
Fuel reduction saves lives
Today the “Fuel Reduction Saves Lives” campaign calling for increased fuel reduction on public land was launched at State Parliament. The Leader of the Nationals, Shadow Minister for Agriculture,…
Morwell CFA Volunteer backlash – ‘we are not moving’
Morwell CFA Brigade volunteers are fiercely pushing back on Daniel Andrew’s plan to move them to a new Morwell fire station. At a Morwell CFA volunteer brigade meeting held last…
Duck Season must go ahead for Gippsland
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…
Sponsor a Bushfire recovery kit program
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…
Gippsland connection results in Hazara community generous donations
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…
Dodging Daniel Andrews refuses to release bushfire fuel load maps
Daniel Andrews has failed to release bushfire fuel load maps for Victoria, despite an order from State Parliament to make the documents public. The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region,…
CFA Volunteer fears ringing true
Fears that experienced CFA volunteers will be discriminated against by the Andrews Government on the fire ground are materialising. The reality comes following the removal of an experienced Victorian CFA…
Labor’s road safety priorities are all wrong
Daniel Andrews has spent more money defending his botched wire rope barrier program than on the Government’s campaigns related to drug driving, driver fatigue and vehicle safety combined. Figures buried…
War on waste – Liberal Nationals commit to zero waste to landfill by 2035
The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath said the Liberal Nationals in government will end household waste going to landfill by 2035 in Victoria. Ms Bath said she…
Native timber workers plea, ‘Dan, don’t destroy timber jobs’
The fight to save the native timber industry moved to Melbourne with a rally on the steps of Parliament House today. The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath…