Latrobe Valley farms drowning under river diversion
Latrobe Valley farmers are facing ongoing flood impacts from the Morwell River diversion that the Andrews Government commissioned after the June 2021 floods. A new temporary weir and diversion has…
A win for the Valley’s sporting shooters
The announcement that the Latrobe Valley will host shooting and parashooting at the 2026 Commonwealth Games is a win for local sporting shooters. The Nationals Member for Eastern Victorian, Melina…
Labor’s timber strangulation heartbreaking for Orbost
Nationals and Liberal MPs, East Gippsland Shire Councillors, timber industry representatives, small business operators and local timber workers met in Orbost on Tuesday night in a show of solidarity. Addressing…
Early Closure of AGL’s Loy Yang A Power Station
“Latrobe Valley has a proud history of powering Victoria and Loy Yang A’s early closure announcement by mid-2035 has an impact on two major fronts: the workers, their families &…
Bath tables Bushfire fuel reduction petition
The Howitt Society’s e-petition calling for an increase in fuel reduction burning has been tabled in State Parliament. It was sponsored by Shadow Assistant Minister for Public Land Use and…
Local CFA volunteers dumped for city contract
The Erica and District Fire Brigade has had its sixteen-year fire equipment maintenance contract to the Victorian Government owned Thomson Dam terminated. Last week Melbourne Water told volunteers they were…
Bath and Cameron fight for Lifeline Gippsland
The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath and The Nationals candidate for Morwell, Martin Cameron are calling on the Andrews Government to do more to improve mental health…
Labor playing politics with harvesters’ lives
The Andrews Labor Government has set the stage for an ugly showdown between legal forestry workers and increasingly belligerent and reckless protestors by blocking urgent amendments to legislation covering the…
Local agencies hit by cruel cuts to Mental Health support
Cruel cuts to community based mental health supports by the Andrews Government exposed during the Parliamentary Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC) is placing local support services under pressure. Local mental…
Update your farm biosecurity management plans
The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath is encouraging livestock producers to update their farm biosecurity management plans to better protect their properties from a potential foot and…
Get involved during National Landcare Week
The need for ongoing support for sustainable land management projects by Landcare has been highlighted by regional Victorian MP, Melina Bath during National Landcare Week. National Landcare Week runs from…
Petition backs increase in fuel reduction burning
The Howitt Society has launched a parliamentary e-petition calling on the Andrews Government to increase its annual bushfire fuel reduction targets. The petition comes after the Andrews Government turned its…
