16 January 2024 Liberal and Nationals MPs have held a round-table meeting in Seymour to discuss the recent floods in the region, potential mitigation options and the insurance challenges members of the community are facing. Hosted by Nationals Member for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland, business owners and representatives from Seymour’s Chamber of Commerce were in…
DetailsWednesday 17 January 2024 New figures have confirmed the Allan Government cut funding for key road safety and infrastructure initiatives across the same period Victoria suffered the worst road toll in 15 years. The latest Transport Accident Commission (TAC) annual report confirms payments for trauma projects and safer road infrastructure initiatives was more…
Details9 January 2024 The Liberals and Nationals have stepped up their support for the pork industry, which is under siege from the Allan Labor Government. If you enjoyed your traditional Christmas lunch, the bad news is Premier Jacinta Allan is now coming after your ham. Labor has launched its ham-fisted “Inquiry into…
DetailsMonday 8 January Dear Editor, As Premier Jacinta Allan marks her 100th day in office, there is no cause for celebration in regional Victoria. Recent budget projections paint a distressing picture, forecasting Victoria’s net debt will surge to a staggering $177.8 billion by mid-2027. While Melbourne projects enjoy unlimited funding, regional Victoria grapples with escalating…
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Friday, 15th December 2023 The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has renewed calls for the Allan Government to urgently increase funding for CFAs in the Latrobe Valley after brigade captains claimed the organisation is “broken” under Labor. Brigades have warned they are in a worse position than before the catastrophic Black Summer fire season…
DetailsThursday 14 December 2023 Member for Mildura, Jade Benham joined the tour, led by Deputy Leader of The Nationals and Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Emma Kealy, and Shadow Minister for Water, Tim McCurdy, to speak with food producers and stakeholders to discuss the already tangible impacts felt across Victorian communities. Farming communities in Northern Victoria…
DetailsThe future of hundreds of life-saving and congestion busting infrastructure projects across Australia are in doubt after the Albanese Government announced a further $8.8 billion of cuts and delays to critical road and rail infrastructure yesterday. Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Senator Bridget McKenzie said communities, contractors, and construction workers throughout the…
DetailsThursday 30 November 2023 O’Keeffe calls on State Transport Infrastructure Minister to provide certainty for the future of the Shepparton Bypass The Nationals Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe, this week in State Parliament, has called on the Victorian Minister for Transport Infrastructure, Danny Pearson to meet with Ms O’Keeffe and Greater Shepparton City Council…
DetailsLabor’s cuts a threat to our roads and road safety The Labor Government cut $230 million from road safety programs across the past two years at the same time it failed on its own targets to fix the road network, a Parliamentary inquiry heard today. Evidence tendered to the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee…
DetailsWednesday 15 November 2023 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, A Grattan Institute Report released this week highlights the deplorable condition of regional Australian roads, branding them a “dangerous disgrace”. In a huge wake-up call, the report states the government needs to inject an extra $1 billion annually into regional road funding – or we’re…
DetailsVictorian Greens MP betrays childhood home on water buybacks The Greens’ Ellen Sandell has turned her back on the Mildura community she grew up in by calling for more water buybacks from the Murray Darling Basin. The Albanese Labor Government’s plan to strip 450GL of water from being available to communities for environmental purposes will…
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