Victoria Police officers and Protective Services Officers will gain greater access to critical mental health support under a new commitment announced today by the Victorian Liberals and Nationals. Policing is a unique and challenging occupation in which individuals are exposed to cumulative trauma that makes them susceptible to poor mental health outcomes. Despite…
DetailsA Matt Guy Liberals and Nationals Government will begin work on providing a second public high school in Shepparton, driven by locals and not by the Department of Education. From the outset, the amalgamated model which saw four of the region’s schools combine at one campus has been plagued by controversy and the Andrews…
DetailsThe safety of local communities across Victoria will receive a significant boost under a new commitment announced today by the Victorian Liberals and Nationals. Despite response times being published for ambulance, fire and state emergency services, Victoria remains the only state in Australia that doesn’t measure and publicly report police response times. Emergency…
DetailsThe Victorian Liberals and Nationals will restore community confidence in Triple-Zero with a $125 million investment into this critically important service that Victorians rely on. After eight years of mismanagement by the Andrews Labor Government, Triple-Zero is in crisis and has left too many Victorians fending for themselves. We will fix Labor’s Triple…
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The Nationals are backing mental health in Victoria by making available up to 2 million additional mental health appointments. This is a plan designed to slash the waiting times for mental health support. The Mental Health Workforce Strategy will slash waiting times for a mental health appointment, and give up to 200,000 more Victorians access…
DetailsToday’s report by the Victorian Ombudsman has exposed the Andrews Labor Government’s failure to protect Victorian children. The weakness of Victoria’s Working With Children Check (WWCC) processes meant that a person was granted a WWCC clearance despite evidence he was: investigated by interstate police as a ‘person of interest’ in relation to several…
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A recently released report by the Inspector-General for Emergency Management (IGEM) has revealed the appalling state of triple-zero under the Andrews Labor Government. The report outlined massive deficits in funding levels for ESTA, as well as staffing cuts during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Nationals Member for Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy, said he was…
DetailsQueen Elizabeth II was a rock of stability in an unstable world for an unprecedented seven decades. Her reign as Monarch and Australia’s Head of State since 1952 is an extraordinary achievement by an extraordinary person. The great affection Australians, in particular Victorians, felt toward Queen Elizabeth II was sincere and genuine. Her Majesty showed…
DetailsAgricultural researchers in Birchip would be able to work closer with farmers and the community in a new project by Birchip Cropping Group (BCG). Described as ‘the missing link in Victoria’s agriculture innovation’, the $5 million BCG Nexus project will allow researchers, farmers and students to stay on-site as part of an innovation hub based…
DetailsUp to 2 million additional mental health appointments will be available to Victorians under a Liberal and Nationals plan to slash waiting times for mental health support. Shadow Minister for Mental Health Emma Kealy today announced a Mental Health Workforce Strategy which could see up to 200,000 more Victorians able to access timely mental health…
DetailsAgricultural researchers in Birchip would be able to work closer with farmers and the community in a new project by Birchip Cropping Group (BCG). Described as ‘the missing link in Victoria’s agriculture innovation’, the $5 million BCG Nexus project will allow researchers, farmers and students to stay on-site as part of an innovation hub…
DetailsVictorian paramedics will save hundreds of dollars a year under a new commitment announced today by the Victorian Liberals and Nationals. To ease cost of living pressures and reward our hardworking paramedics, a Matt Guy Liberals and Nationals Government will offset the cost of Victorian paramedics’ annual professional registration fees. To work as…
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