The Liberals and Nationals will this week introduce a private members bill in the Victorian Parliament to protect the state’s most strategic agricultural land from being permanently lost to poorly considered development. Shadow Minister for Agriculture Emma Kealy said the Planning and Environment Amendment (Agricultural Land and Food Security) Bill 2026 would ensure agriculture is…
DetailsSerious questions have been raised of the Carroll Labor Government after series of revelations that it is failing key aspects of Mental Health reform. Among the issues to come to light this week include: Revelations a Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report was altered to appear flattering to the government. The new Parkville Youth Mental…
DetailsDozens of drivers have been stranded on the Princes Highway near Bunyip today after potholes tore apart tyres and rims in yet another example of the Carroll Labor Government’s failure to properly maintain Victoria’s roads. Leader of The Nationals and Shadow Minister for Roads and Road Safety Danny O’Brien said the scenes on the Princes…
DetailsThe changes to the V/Line timetable have produced mixed outcomes for East Gippsland, according to The Nationals’ candidate for Gippsland East, Gemma Rendell. “Unfortunately, as had been rumoured, the 1pm train from Bairnsdale will terminate at Flinders Street rather than continue to Southern Cross, while two of the five daily return services will now…
DetailsA Liberal and Nationals Government will get Victoria’s mental health reforms back on track, despite the Carroll Labor Government’s decision to bundle the Mental Health portfolio with Health. Shadow Minister for Mental Health Emma Kealy said the government’s decision to put the portfolios together under the same umbrella created a real risk that mental health…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland is encouraging community organisations across bushfire affected areas to apply for the Victorian Government’s Community Recovery Grants, with up to $75,000 available for locally led projects that support communities recovering from the January 2026 bushfires. The grants are designed to fund projects that strengthen community resilience, improve…
DetailsMember for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland has joined Shadow Minister for Energy David Davis and Northern Victoria MP Wendy Lovell in Benalla to hear directly from communities living alongside renewable energy developments. Representatives from communities impacted by the Glenrowan West, Mokoan West and Goorambat renewable energy projects attended a roundtable discussion to share their experiences, highlighting…
DetailsAfter more than three years since Stage 3 of the Shepparton Line Upgrade was originally promised to be completed, the people of the Goulburn Valley will finally be able to experience the additional services on the Shepparton Line as promised, nine weekday and five weekend return services. The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe…
DetailsVictorians are being asked to believe that swapping the captain fixes a ship that’s already taking on water. It doesn’t. Ben Carroll didn’t just sit in cabinet — he sat right beside Jacinta Allan, taking her marching orders every Sunday night and following them blindly into cabinet every Monday morning. Not once did he speak…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland has criticised Premier Ben Carroll’s decision to abolish the dedicated Minister for Natural Disaster Recovery, saying it sends a clear message that bushfire recovery is no longer a priority for the Labor Government. As part of his new Ministry announced this week, Premier Carroll removed the standalone Natural…
DetailsA Liberals and Nationals Government will restore effective wild dog control and give farmers the tools they need to protect their livestock and livelihoods. Deputy Leader of The Nationals and Shadow Minister for Agriculture Emma Kealy said farmers deserved practical, evidence-based wild dog management that recognised the realities of farming alongside public land. “Farmers should…
DetailsDear Editor, Victorians have a new Premier, but for those of us in Gippsland there is a nagging sense of déjà vu. Ben Carroll is not a fresh face. He has spent a decade around the Cabinet table and for the past three years has been Jacinta Allan’s Deputy Premier. If Gippslanders are hoping for…
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