Victorians will enjoy lower energy prices and greater choice as part of a Liberals and Nationals plan for affordable and reliable energy by allowing new conventional gas exploration and overturning Labor’s gas connection ban for new homes and businesses. The plan will help combat rising energy prices and the risks to Victoria’s energy supply caused…
DetailsThe Nationals have again stood up for Latrobe Valley residents and businesses in state parliament, demanding the Labor Government immediately address rising crime and properly resource local police. Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath said crime in the Latrobe Valley had increased by 30 per cent over the past four years, leaving many residents frustrated…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien says a Parliamentary inquiry into Victoria’s 2025–26 bushfire season has confirmed years of Labor neglect have left CFA volunteers without the resources they need to protect regional communities. The Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee’s report found declining CFA volunteer numbers, ageing firefighting vehicles, workforce shortages, inadequate…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, has questioned the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Ros Spence, if the Victorian Government can provide a timeframe for roadwork repairs across the Shepparton District electorate. In questioning the Minister in Parliament, Ms O’Keeffe described that potholes across the electorate are in the worst and most…
DetailsNew Premier, same old story for regional Victoria Victorians woke up this week to a new Premier. For those of us in regional Victoria, though, there is a nagging sense of deja vu. Ben Carroll is not a fresh face parachuted in from outside the Labor machine. He has sat at the cabinet table for…
DetailsA Parliamentary inquiry into Victoria’s 2025-26 bushfire season has confirmed years of Labor neglect left the CFA under-resourced and put regional communities at risk. The report, tabled in state parliament this week, found Labor mismanagement led to a decline in CFA volunteers, inadequate fuel management, and major delays in bushfire recovery efforts during one of…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe has condemned the Victorian Labor Government after a new parliamentary inquiry report has confirmed the government’s mismanagement of the CFA and its ability to protect rural and regional communities. “The Legislative Council’s Environment and Planning Committee’s inquiry into the 2026 summer fires has confirmed what Victorians already…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, is encouraging sporting clubs, active recreation groups and community organisations across the Mildura electorate to apply for the latest round of the Regional All Abilities Participation Grants. Grants of up to $25,000 are available to help grassroots clubs and not-for-profit organisations create more opportunities for people with disability…
DetailsEvidence presented to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Victoria’s 2026 bushfires has exposed serious failures in Labor’s bushfire preparedness and response. The Nationals and Liberals have tabled a Minority Report, refusing to accept the Environment and Planning Committee’s Report which papers over the deep structural flaws and policy failures of the government. The Nationals’ Member for…
DetailsNationals Member for Euroa, Annabelle Cleeland, says a Parliamentary inquiry into Victoria’s 2025–26 bushfire season has confirmed years of Labor neglect left the CFA under-resourced and regional communities exposed. The Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee’s report found declining CFA volunteer numbers, ageing firefighting vehicles, workforce shortages, inadequate fuel management and major delays in bushfire…
DetailsThe never-ending saga of the Bank Street intersection has taken another turn, with Labor now blaming local flora and fauna for delays with the installation of traffic lights. The latest in a string of excuses offered up by the Carroll Labor Government, Minster for Roads Ros Spence said “potentially sensitive species” in the rail reserve…
DetailsA bushfire inquiry tabled in Parliament today has confirmed that years of funding cuts and mismanagement under the Victorian Labor Government have left the CFA short of volunteers and driving worn-out trucks, while the government kept the true state of the service’s readiness from scrutiny. The 2026 summer fires burnt more than 440,000 hectares (a…
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