Monday 21 October 2024 In a week where housing is dominating headlines, some much needed balance is required. I am talking about balanced growth in housing – throughout the state. It is incredible to think the Allan Labor Government has decided to cram 50 per cent of Victoria’s population growth into three…
DetailsWednesday 2 October 2024 The Allan Labor Government is preparing to sell off government-owned road repairer SprayLine Road Services (SRS) as it seeks every cent it can find to fix its ever-growing financial mess. Reports today that SprayLine is being prepared for sale come as the Allan Labor Government faces a parlous financial…
DetailsWednesday 2 October 2024 The Allan Labor Government has dumped Regional Roads Victoria in another glaring example of its lack of care for regional roads. Regional Roads Victoria was announced with much fanfare by the then Roads Minister in 2018 with a claim that “regional Victorians will get the attention they deserve”. …
DetailsMonday 30 September 2024 The most vulnerable regional Victorians in need of drug and alcohol continue to be snubbed by the Allan Labor Government. Communities are crying out for help and waitlists grow – yet there is nowhere to go. Can you believe there are no adult residential rehabilitation beds in Mildura,…
DetailsFriday 27 September 2024 Today marks one year since the appointment of Premier Jacinta Allan as leader of the Victorian Labor Government, however there is little to celebrate. For the past year, Victorians have been subjected to higher taxes, skyrocketing debt and multiple failures across transport, infrastructure, health, energy, events, housing and the…
DetailsThursday 26 September 2024 It’s been one year since Jacinta Allan became Premier and no one in regional Victoria is blowing out a candle to celebrate. Premier Allan has dudded us all – the long list of bad news includes broken housing promises, “Big Build” blowouts, crumbling roads, crippling debt, soaring taxes and…
DetailsWednesday 25 September 2024 North West Victoria must not be forgotten despite the Allan Labor Government bowing to pressure and extending wild dog control in North East Victoria until January 1, 2028. The government in March revoked an unprotection order on wild dogs in the north-west of the state with only a few…
DetailsTuesday 17 September 2024 Victorians should brace themselves for higher food prices as wholesale vendors face a massive 70 per cent rent hike across 10 years. The Allan Labor Government plans to increase rent for stall holders at Melbourne Wholesale Fruit Vegetable and Flower Market in Epping by more than seven per cent…
DetailsMonday 16 September 2024 Dear Editor, The death of a man in suburban Melbourne who died after waiting four hours for an ambulance is a tragic reminder our health system is in disarray. Regional Victorians are not immune, and in even more danger, given the distances often involved to receive emergency treatment.…
DetailsTuesday 27 August 2024 The Liberals and Nationals are sounding the alarm on the Allan Labor Government to provide cost of living relief while utility bills continue to soar. Victorians are not immune from cost of living issues as 125,000 Australians are experiencing financial hardship in paying their utility bills. That’s an increase…
DetailsTuesday 27 August 2024 Premier Jacinta Allan has delivered another hammer blow to producers and regional communities, refusing to reverse a March decision to strip them of their right to appeal. Producers impacted by renewable energy projects can no longer turn to VCAT, the equivalent of the third umpire, for justice amid fast-tracked…
DetailsFriday 16 August 2024 Dear Editor, Bendigo Health is buckling under pressure, with regular ambulance ramping and significant waiting times for surgeries and emergency department visits. At any one time in Bendigo there could be up to 10 ambulances ramped, with paramedics waiting hours for their patients to receive care, holding them…
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