The Andrews Labor Government cannot be trusted to deliver the reforms needed to clean up Victoria’s casino. Labor today walked away from its promise to implement all of the Royal Commission’s recommendations to reform Crown Casino. The Liberals and Nationals have called on the government to release the departmental advice it says underpins…
Labor has announced plans to reduce speed limits to 80km/hr on roads across country Victoria – a move slammed by The Nationals deputy leader Steph Ryan. Ms Ryan described the policy this week as “lazy”, and said the Andrews Government should focus on fixing country Victoria’s crumbling road network. “Labor cut the road maintenance budget…
All Victorians will pay more to travel on the state’s trains, trams and buses with public transport fees set to rise from today. The Andrews Labor Government will increase the cost of a ticket on metropolitan services by 2.3 per cent on average, adding 20 cents to a daily fare from 1 January 2022. Regional…
There is still no sign of the long-awaited VLocity trains on the north east line, despite multiple assurances that they would be on the tracks and taking passengers before Christmas. With less than two weeks to go, local Nationals MP and Shadow Minister for Public Transport Steph Ryan said north east passengers were losing confidence…
The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) has substantially increased the number of senior executives in their ranks while cutting vital field staff over the last financial year. Senior DELWLP officials were unable to fully explain a loss of 133 full time equivalent field staff across the financial year when questioned recently…
Analysis of the state’s public transport patronage figures has revealed the Andrews Government’s limited free public transport for the holiday period would have lasted less than four hours, pre-pandemic. The Government has today announced a mere 250,000 vouchers for free travel in December and January – more than a month since the Liberals and Nationals…
Indefinite closure of Melbourne metro’s City Loop Network will throw the CBD into chaos at a key moment in the city’s recovery. The Transport Department has confirmed today the City Loop will have to close for “a period of time” after the Andrews Labor Government neglected to schedule the critical Fire and Safety Upgrade during…
Independent MPs have flipped to vote with Labor to pass the Andrews Government’s pandemic legislation power grab after a marathon 24-hour sitting of the State Parliament. The controversial pandemic legislation was fiercely opposed by Liberal and National MPs after legal experts and human rights advocates raised serious concerns that the Bill handed the government and…
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 down most of Victoria’s timber industry by seeking an interim court injunction over 29 logging coupes managed by VicForests, or 80 per cent of the…
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 recommended. In June 2020, the Andrews Labor Government committed to introducing hefty on-the-spot fines for biosecurity breaches in response to pressure from The Nationals. But…
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 the funding of up to 100 negative pressure beds, a further 300 specialist nurses and the establishment of an advisory panel of experts to oversee…
The Victorian Nationals will hold a Royal Commission into the Victorian Government’s pandemic response if elected to government next year. Member for Euroa and Deputy Nationals Leader Steph Ryan told Parliament this week that Victorians deserved to know the truth. “We need a Royal Commission to ensure that the lessons from the handling of Covid…