The Andrews Labor Government has doubled down on its cuts to the state’s crumbling road network, cutting even more funding for maintenance of the state’s roads. A further $24 million has been lopped from the road asset management program, after $191 million – or 23 per cent – was slashed in last year’s State Budget.…
DetailsNationals Member for Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy, has congratulated the efforts of a powerhouse community campaign that’s secured funding for long overdue improvements at Mount Hotham. Funding in the 2022-23 State Budget will be split amongst three projects, with $1.6 million going towards the Mt Higginbotham tank, $2.1 million going to a project dedicated to…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy, has called out a disappointing State Budget for Ovens Valley, which overlooked local CFA’s for new funds and has left crucial breast cancer nursing support under a cloud of doubt. The 2022-23 Budget is set to rip through regional communities in the Ovens Valley. “This is a…
DetailsRegional Victorians are set to cop further cuts to services and find it even harder to buy a home with today’s State Budget no more than a PR repair plan for Daniel Andrews. It confirmed record debt, higher taxes and more cost blowouts on Labor’s mismanaged major projects in Melbourne. The regional development and agriculture…
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The Nationals State Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien is calling on the Andrews Labor Government to improve the condition of walking tracks and roads inside state forests and national parks. Mr O’Brien said locals, visitors and local businesses that rely on tourism are being let down by the government’s failure to ensure these…
DetailsGippslanders will see further cuts to crucial state government areas such as road funding, agriculture and regional development under the State Budget released today. The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien said the Andrews Labor Government continues to reap enormous taxes from Victorians but is wasting money on significant cost blow outs on…
DetailsToday’s state budget has left the communities of Seymour, Broadford and Kilmore empty handed with no new projects funded in the region. The only offering from Daniel Andrews came in the shape of another year’s delay in land acquisition for the Kilmore bypass and cuts to funding for road maintenance, regional development, mental health and…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath has labelled the Victorian State Budget underwhelming for Latrobe Valley, with shocking levels of debt and funding cuts. Regional Victorians will be slugged further with the regional development budget cut by $87.1 million, with $47.8 million cut from agriculture. Ms Bath said instead of funding local…
DetailsVictoria’s road network will continue to crumble into dangerous disrepair without a substantial boost to funds for maintenance. The Andrews Government sliced $191 million from efforts to repair Victorian roads in last year’s State Budget, allocating a spend of $616 million to road asset maintenance. Shadow Minister for Roads Steph Ryan said the 25 per…
DetailsDear Editor, There’s a crisis in Victoria’s health system that’s being ignored by the Andrews Labor Government. A dozen Victorians have recently died waiting for an ambulance. Desperate calls to triple-zero are going unanswered because of under-resourcing and neglect of our state’s Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA). More than 100,000 Victorians are living in pain…
DetailsIncreased spending for health, roads, housing and community infrastructure in regional Victoria must form part of Tuesday’s State Budget to ensure Lowan communities get their fair share. Member for Lowan Emma Kealy said regional Victoria made up 25 per cent of Victoria’s population, and it was time for the Andrews Labor Government to ensure this…
DetailsNationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy is relieved to hear that Covid restrictions have finally been rolled back but admits this should have occurred long ago as we progress into May 2022. Mr McCurdy said, “With the high vaccination rates within our regional communities and across Victoria, there has been no excuse for…
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