A Jess Wilson led Liberal and Nationals Government will get one of Melbourne’s fastest growing communities moving for good under a $524 million duplication of Donnybrook Road. Every day, around 35,000 vehicles travel along Donnybrook Road – a road designed to safely carry around 20,000 vehicles a day – and in peak times, it…
DetailsRegional Australians are finally seeing a clearer picture of mobile coverage, and it confirms what many have known for years: mobile coverage maps and real-world experience do not always match. The Coalition welcomes a new national mobile coverage mapping standard in force from 1 July, which requires all telcos to publish clear, comparable 4G and…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland has condemned the Allan Labor Government after her office received almost 100 reports of dangerous road conditions across the electorate in just one week, with families left facing thousands of dollars in vehicle repairs because of roads Labor has failed to maintain. With thousands of Victorians travelling during…
DetailsThe Nationals State Member for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland has slammed the Allan Labor Government following a damning new Victorian Auditor-General’s Office (VAGO) report which exposes ongoing failures in Victoria’s bushfire preparedness. The independent report, Follow-up: Reducing Bushfire Risks, reveals that six years after major concerns were first identified, many of the same shortcomings remain unresolved, leaving…
DetailsMallee’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…
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