Labor should control pigs rather than shoot brumbies
State Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, has asked the Minister for Agriculture to address the explosion of feral pig numbers in the far north-east of state. Landholders in the…
Liberals and Nationals responding to veterans’ mental health needs
After more than a decade, veterans and emergency services personnel will again have access to specialised care for mental ill health and post-traumatic stress disorder episodes. Currently, veterans and emergency…
Labor’s city mobile towers an insult to Gippsland
While many areas in East Gippsland remain without any mobile coverage at all, the Andrews Labor Government is subsidising mobile phone upgrades in Melbourne suburbs. The Nationals Member for…
Much more to do in relation to foot-and-mouth disease
While Zoos Victoria have completely closed parts of their zoos due to foot-and-mouth disease concerns, the Andrews Labor Government is pushing ahead with permitting camping on farms. Local Nationals MP,…
VicHealth initiatives promoting participation in the east
Two local East Gippsland projects have been successful in attracting funding through VicHealth’s Jumpstart! Program, to deliver exciting new programs for young people (aged 0- 25) with the focus being…
Foot and Mouth disease threatens livestock industry
East Gippsland farmers are anxiously watching developments in relation to foot and mouth disease in Indonesia, and Nationals Gippsland East MP, Tim Bull, is calling on all levels of government…
Final round of bushfire funding
The last of the Bushfire Recovery Victoria’s Community Facility funding stream will soon expire and Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, is encouraging local community groups to consider applying for…
Public dental needs funding boost, not cut
Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, has asked the Minister for Health to invest in the public dental service after the Andrews Labor Government cut $24.2 million from the service…
Fish unloading jetty replacement announced
Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, is delighted $687,000 in State funds have been allocated to Gippsland Ports to replace its jetty at the Lakes Entrance Fishermen’s Co-Operative. “Having…
Confused Minister offers no clarity on 50 per cent cut to disability
Victorians with a disability got little explanation today for a $15 million “error” in the State Budget papers that saw funding “incorrectly allocated” to the wrong portfolio area. In a…
Local emergency services should feature in budget
Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull is hoping to see some key projects ticked off in next week’s State Budget. “There is some important infrastructure that needs to be…
Fire inquiry findings cannot wait ‘til 2024
Important recommendations from a review of the 2019/20 bushfires that ravaged the region will not be acted on by the Andrews Labor Government until 2024, leaving East Gippslanders to endure…