Mallee’s newest and stressed home buyers are at risk as Australia’s housing market buckles after Labor’s shock $77 billion tax increases, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster said today. National home values fell 0.4 per cent in June – the sharpest monthly drop since December 2022 – with values down 0.7 per cent over 3…
DetailsMember for Mallee Dr Anne Webster has welcomed the failure of Albanese Labor’s proposed national gun buyback scheme after it failed to meet its own deadline. States and territories rejected to sign up to Labor’s unworkable proposal before laws were meant to be passed by 1 July. “The Prime Minister promised agreement by March and…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Euroa, Annabelle Cleeland, has wished local students Abella Beckman and Ollie Swain all the very best as they undertake the historic Kokoda Trek during the school holidays. Abella and Ollie departed on 27 June after being awarded the John ‘Jack’ Dawson Kokoda Scholarship, which recognises young people who demonstrate leadership, community…
DetailsThe Nationals, State Member for Euroa, Annabelle Cleeland, has met with Victoria’s Energy Minister to push for urgent action to address ongoing power reliability issues affecting communities across the electorate, particularly in Euroa and Nagambie. During a meeting last parliament sitting, Ms Cleeland raised the growing frustration of local residents and businesses who continue to…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Eastern Victoria Melina Bath has demanded the Allan Government act on rising crime in state parliament following an alleged violent carjacking in a Morwell supermarket carpark. Ms Bath said brazen, violent crimes are adversely affecting everyday people, and the Allan Labor Government has a responsibility to reverse the alarming trend. “Latrobe…
DetailsA Liberals and Nationals Government will restore community safety, reduce crime and ensure a stop to organised criminal networks wreaking havoc across Victoria. The commitment comes as another suspicious firebombing this week highlighted the escalating public safety crisis linked to the illicit tobacco trade, with organised crime increasingly endangering families, businesses and entire communities under…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has backed a new plan that will see students across the electorate receive the support they need to succeed at school. Under the Nationals and Liberals’ Successful School Starters Program, access to specialist support will be delivered to assess, refer and diagnose neurodiverse students when they start primary…
DetailsVictorians deserve to feel safe – at work, in the community, and in their homes. But under Labor, this is sadly becoming increasingly uncommon. New crime statistics show crime has increased 23 per cent across Victoria since Jacinta Allan became Premier almost three years ago. In Northern Grampians and Ararat local government areas alone, retail…
DetailsPatients affected by the closure of Leongatha Healthcare Clinic are still waiting for access to their medical records. The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien said while the opening of Rail Trail Medical was a positive outcome for the community, many former patients remained frustrated by ongoing delays in accessing important health information. “The…
DetailsThe latest Kids Helpline Impact Report reveals the telephone support service responded to 128,998 contacts in 2025, an average of 353 calls for help every day. Despite this overwhelming demand and with a quarter of Australia’s calls coming from Victoria the Allan Labor Government provides no formal funding, despite an urgent plea from Kids Helpline.…
DetailsLandcare volunteers from Latrobe catchment, West Gippsland, Bass Coast and East Gippsland attended state parliament to celebrate 40 years of the valued community based program. The Nationals’ Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath who is also Shadow Minister for Public Land Management was a gold sponsor of the bipartisan parliament event that celebrated Landcare’s…
DetailsEast Gippslanders and communities across regional Victoria are increasingly frustrated that law-abiding citizens are paying the price for a justice system that was failing to deter repeat offending and local MP, Tim Bull and Nationals’ candidate Gemma Rendell, said the Nationals in government have a clear plan to tackle it. “It is based around putting…
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