With Victoria’s pandemic declaration finally set to expire tonight, it is timely to outline the Liberals and Nationals’ Future Pandemic Management Plan. It has been an extraordinarily challenging period to be a Victorian and to be a Melburnian. We have all lived through the mismanagement of a government driven by politics instead of people, and…
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The announcement that the Latrobe Valley will host shooting and parashooting at the 2026 Commonwealth Games is a win for local sporting shooters. The Nationals Member for Eastern Victorian, Melina Bath said the Latrobe Valley recreational shooting organisations must be congratulated for their strong advocacy in bringing the popular sport to the region. “Recreational hunting…
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Victoria’s healthcare workforce will receive the largest boost in history under a comprehensive new plan announced recently by the Victorian Nationals. As a key part of the Nationals’ plan to fix the health crisis, a new $325 million Future Health Workforce Plan will recruit, upskill, better manage, and support the staff we need to return…
DetailsThe Nationals in government will halve V/Line fares and cap train, tram and bus travel at $2 per day for at least four years. Shadow Minister for Public Transport and The Nationals Member for Gippsland South Danny O’Brien said reducing the cost of public transport right across Victoria was key to improving accessibility by…
DetailsThe Liberals and Nationals will establish a Ministerial Racing Industry Consultation Group if elected in November. Speaking on Racing.com today Shadow Minister for Racing, Tim Bull, said the consultancy group will improve communication between grassroots racing stakeholders and the Minister’s office. “Racing Victoria does a great job in administering racing in this state, but it…
DetailsA Matt Guy Liberals and Nationals Government will get to work on delivering a state-of-the-art health service on Phillip Island, which has sat idle under Daniel Andrews and Labor. In the lead up to the 2018 Victorian Election, Daniel Andrews promised to build 10 community hospitals around the state. Fast forward to today, and…
DetailsVictorians need to know that in their time of need, their local health service will be able to deliver the care they deserve. That’s why a Matt Guy Liberals and Nationals Government will get to work on delivering the Stage 2 and 3 redevelopment of Wonthaggi Hospital. The Liberals and Nationals Wonthaggi Hospital…
DetailsDear Editor, Travelling the length and breadth of our state, I’ve met incredible people doing great things in their communities. It’s something I enjoy the most about my role as Leader of The National Party. But no matter what direction I head, the community sentiment is the same, and it’s something I have witnessed firsthand…
DetailsV/Line fares across Victoria will be slashed in half under a Matt Guy Liberals and Nationals Government. Cheaper transport costs are a key part of the Liberals and Nationals’ strong Long-Term Economic Plan and are made possible because we will rein in Daniel Andrews’ spiralling debt and wasteful spending. To ease hip-pocket pressures and reward…
DetailsThrough new laws late in 2021 and expanded interpretation, Daniel Andrews is imposing a new tax on charities, Labor’s 43rd new or expanded tax since coming to office in 2014. Quietly, in late 2021, with an introduction date of 1 January 2022, Labor has narrowed the Land Tax exemption for charitable institutions by harshly…
DetailsA Matt Guy Liberals and Nationals Government will deliver $2 train, tram and bus fares all day, every day. Rewarding hard working families with practical support like the $2 flat fare is an important part of our Long-Term Economic Plan and critically, only possible because we are reining in Daniel Andrews’ spiralling $167.5 billion credit…
DetailsRising rates of violence within Victorian hospitals further highlights the need for the Liberals and Nationals real solution PSO plan to keep healthcare staff and patients safe. New figures today show an average of 15 incidents of violence against health workers are reported every week – almost a doubling of rates only 3 years…
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