Statement from Deputy Leader of The Nationals Steph Ryan
After a great deal of reflection, I have decided to step down as the Member for Euroa at the coming State Election. With a little one at home and another…
Third shutdown of entire V/Line network demands an explanation
Regional train passengers are owed a full explanation after another “communications fault” shutdown the entire V/Line network, cancelling dozens of services during the morning peak. The disruption left thousands of…
Regional roads “rough as guts” and sending costs skyrocketing
Transport operators have exposed the toll of regional Victoria’s crumbling road network, with reports today revealing rough roads are making it harder to hire truck drivers and sending the cost…
Labor working overtime to cover its tracks on dangerous road safety cuts
The Andrews Labor Government’s claims yesterday that it’s gone ‘over and above its original target’ for road maintenance in regional Victoria are little more than a PR offensive that won’t…
Another day, another problem that’s shut down the entire regional train network
Regional commuters are stranded at train stations across the state again today, with every line in Victoria’s V/Line network at a standstill due to the perfect storm of rail faults,…
Road safety cuts come as road toll climbs
Victorian parliamentary committee hearings have exposed a $50 million cut to road safety in the Andrews Labor Government’s 2022-23 Victorian Budget, with more cuts on the way. The funds were slashed…
Commuter chaos as neglected V/Line network at a standstill – again
Regional train passengers are again wearing the consequences of decades of neglect of V/Line, with a statewide communications outage forcing the entire network to a standstill today. Commuters deserve a…
Fix Victoria’s worst roads with a vote for road safety
There’s a new push for Victorian drivers to be part of the solution for safer roads during National Road Safety Week this week by telling their story and casting their…
Upper House Regional MPs turn backs on road safety
An Opposition amendment to the Road Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 that would have re-established the Victorian Parliament’s Road Safety Committee, was yesterday defeated by 16 votes to 16, ironically…
V/Line disability access shamefully unfit for purpose under Labor
Accessibility failures on Victoria’s regional train network continue to be ignored by the Andrews Labor Government, despite harrowing stories of people with a disability spending hours stranded at platforms or…
More potholes, ruts and cracks: the Road Minister’s budget promise
The Andrews Labor Government has doubled down on its cuts to the state’s crumbling road network, cutting even more funding for maintenance of the state’s roads. A further $24 million…
Labor shafts Mitchell communities in state budget
Today’s state budget has left the communities of Seymour, Broadford and Kilmore empty handed with no new projects funded in the region. The only offering from Daniel Andrews came in…