The Andrews Governments early closure of Victoria’s native timber industry is false environmentalism, false economy and false hope for workers said Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Public Land Use and The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath. Ms Bath today said the Andrews Government abandonment of timber workers is shameful, labelling it’s retraining vouchers…
DetailsRegional Victorians are used to receiving little in Labor Budgets, but this one hurt us like few before, with the government using it to kill off the native timber industry, said Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull. “To announce a full closure in six months (December 31) with a paltry $200m compensation package will cause…
DetailsLife is getting harder for regional Victorians under Labor with the State Budget slashing funding in key areas including regional roads, health and agriculture. Victoria’s crumbling regional roads will only decay further with maintenance funding slashed by 45 per cent since 2020, and from $702.2 million to just $441.6 million in the last year…
DetailsThe Andrews Labor Government has signed the final death warrant for Victoria’s sustainable native timber industry and entire communities in the state’s east. Despite promising a staged transition through to 2030, today’s brutal State Budget confirms the industry will shut down totally on 1 January, 2024. The native timber industry represents a large…
DetailsFor the second time in a matter of weeks, the Andrews Labor Government has promoted its use of hardwood timber in State Government building projects, while at the same time closing down our local industry. Gippsland East MP Tim Bull, said this was again, ultimate hypocrisy. “A few weeks ago, the Government boasted…
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Gippsland timber workers and timber towns are being forced to suffer through a lack of action by the Andrews Labour Government on ensuring a continued timber supply. The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien said it was appalling that the Government was so uninterested in supporting the timber industry that it took the…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region Melina Bath has called on the Andrews Government in State Parliament to reverse the high attrition rate of Victoria Police leaving the force. Ms Bath said law abiding citizens and victims of crime deserve action from the Andrews Government given the concerning ongoing rise in crime in her…
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The Nationals have successfully gained a full inquiry into Victoria’s education system. Nationals Member for Northern Victoria Region, Gaelle Broad, strongly supported the motion for the inquiry in Parliament yesterday. The motion by Nationals MP Melina Bath asked Parliament’s Legal and Social Issues Committee to look at a range of key issues. …
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The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has demanded answers from the Andrews Government about a proposed high-density housing development slated for Dunbar Road, Traralgon. In Parliament on Tuesday, Mr Cameron used his constituency question to ask the Minister for Housing whether the Andrews Government had signed off on an agreement with a private…
DetailsWater Minister Harriet Shing has once again been caught out denying the involvement of her, or her office, in the delaying of a Melbourne Water inquiry, despite emails obtained under FOI showing otherwise. In Question Time, Minister Shing denied any involvement from herself, or her office, claiming to have been sworn in as Minister for…
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Victorian students, teachers and school communities will be well served by a new state parliament inquiry into education. The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region and Assistant Parliamentary Secretary for Education, Melina Bath successfully established an inquiry to Victoria’s state education system today. It will examine learning outcomes in state school Prep to Year 12…
DetailsThe Andrews Labor Government needs to explain how it has allowed a Federal road funding cut of close to $1.3 billion in last week’s roads budget, further worsening the parlous state of Victorian roads. Victoria will receive just half of the Federal funds allocated to NSW and Queensland under the “road investment component” of…
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