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…
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…
On-the-spot fines for farm trespass still not ready nearly two years later
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…
‘Keep calm and keep waiting’: Labor’s advice to Victorians in pain
A partial resumption of elective surgery in Melbourne and Geelong provides no relief for people in Bendigo who have already spent too many months waiting in pain. Non-urgent elective surgery…
Gippsland’s opportunity for a hydrogen future
Gippsland has the potential to lead Australia in the development of hydrogen technology and re-emerge as a centre for innovation and manufacturing excellence. Leader of The Nationals and Shadow Minister…
“Potholed” and “crumbling” rural roads to get worse while Murray Basin Rail is stalled
Farmers say regional roads in north-west Victoria will be smashed by thousands of additional truck movements this harvest while the Murray Basin Rail Project is still stalled under Labor. As…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor, New legislation before the Victorian Parliament is seeking to permanently enshrine government over-reach into the lives and livelihoods of regional Victorians. High vaccination rates and the winding back…
Labor doubles the disappointment for duck hunters
The Andrews Labor Government has yet again turned its back on the field and game community by refusing to extend game licences that were unusable for large parts of 2021…
Labor’s double dose double backflip blindsides hospitality workers
Gippsland hospitality businesses already stretched and hurting with the Andrews Labor Government’s brutal restrictions have been thrown into chaos with a last-minute announcement that staff will need to be double-vaccinated…
Fast track Freedom Day for Regional Victoria
Regional Victoria must be granted its ‘Freedom Day’ and reopen safely sooner as vaccine targets are achieved much earlier than metro Melbourne. Under the Andrews Government’s roadmap regional Victoria will…
Low Indigenous vaccination rates risk widening the gap in south-west Victoria
Vaccine hesitancy and testing hesitancy in Victoria’s Indigenous communities’ risks pushing people further into disadvantage under the Andrews Labor Government’s plan to offer more freedoms to people who are fully-vaccinated.…
Growers need thousands – not hundreds – of workers to meet workforce demand
An extended seasonal worker deal with Tasmania will finally deliver workers into Victoria, but it will do little fill the yawning shortage of pickers across the state. Agriculture Minister Mary-Anne…
