Rogue animal activists to cop new sanctions
Animal activists invading people’s properties can expect to face tough new sanctions after new farm trespass laws passed the Federal Parliament last Friday. The news comes as a Victorian Parliamentary…
Victorian Nationals take water fight to Canberra
The Victorian Nationals have taken a strong stand on behalf of local irrigators at The Nationals’ Federal Council in Canberra today, fighting to protect them from further water loss. The…
Labor’s health funding scalpel taken to Lower Hume primary care partnership
The Andrews Labor Government has taken the scalpel to the Lower Hume Primary Care Partnership (PCP) as Labor’s health funding cuts continue to be exposed. The organisation, which operates across…
Irrigators shut out of water market
Urgent action is needed from state and federal governments to create a single, transparent trading platform in the southern Basin. Media reports today again highlight the serious concerns of irrigators who…
Shadow Minister denied ticket to train design workshop
Euroa MP and Shadow Minister for Regional Public Transport Steph Ryan has been barred from attending the government’s consultation process for the design of new VLocity trains for the north…
Poll shows overwhelming opposition to super school
The Andrews Labor Government should halt its plan to create a super school in Shepparton, after a poll conducted across the Shepparton electorate showed more than 60 percent of people…
Labor’s funding cuts threatens Landcare jobs
Victoria’s Landcare networks could be forced to lay off their facilitators next year after the Andrews Labor Government failed to fund the positions. The news comes as Landcare marks its…
No end in sight for regional commuter crush
Regional commuters will be stuck on slow, overcrowded trains for at least two more years. Today, the Andrews Labor Government announced just six of “up to 18” train sets would…
Labor’s appalling track record on VLine
Frustrating delays on country train lines are leaving more and more regional Victorians stranded at the station with VLine punctuality plummeting again in July. Seven of VLine’s 11 services failed…
Reusable bags on offer ahead of plastic bag ban
Member for Euroa and The Nationals’ deputy leader Steph Ryan is offering residents of the Euroa electorate free re-usable shopping bags before plastic bags are banned in November this year.…
Shepparton teachers gagged over superschool
Shepparton school teachers concerned about the Andrews Labor Government’s new super school have been warned not to criticise the school in public. The minutes from a school meeting in May…
Victoria leaves empty handed from Basin meeting
Victoria has failed to convince New South Wales and South Australia to restrict new licences to use water in the lower Murray region, putting at risk the integrity of the…