Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has welcomed a Coalition Government commitment to crack down on union thuggery and stamp out organised crime in the construction industry. Mr Chester said the latest disturbing revelations on the CFMEU’s behaviour are driving up the cost of construction and robbing regional Victorians of much-needed funds for local…
DetailsTuesday 18 March 2025 Cost-of-living continues to bite with Victorians forced to pay more for groceries, household bills and struggle under the pressure of Labor’s 60 new or increased taxes. Of these new taxes, 30 are levied on property, adding a staggering $373,000 to the cost of an average house and land package. It’s painful…
DetailsWednesday 12 March 2025 For regional Victorians ravaged by rising crime, this bail backflip has come far too late. Premier Jacinta Allan is backpedalling under public pressure, making a shift she doesn’t believe in. The Premier introduced these laws and under her watch crime has spiralled out of control. Labor’s scramble…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Melina Bath used state parliament to call out the Allan Labor Government for frustrating delays to new CFA volunteer recruitment training. Ms Bath told parliament Labor must expedite the ‘General Firefighter’ training course which is being delayed by many months in some areas. “New CFA recruits build capacity in Victoria’s emergency services system and our…
DetailsThe 2025 Sporting Club Grants Program is closing soon, with The Nationals’ Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath encouraging local clubs to apply for this much-needed funding. This year, a significant portion of the funding will focus on supporting the volunteers and officials who are essential to the success of community sport. Grants of up…
DetailsThe Nationals have called on the Allan Labor Government to get tough on knife crime with an increasing number of residents reporting that they feel unsafe. The call comes after The Nationals’ Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath and Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron listened to Morwell CBD traders last week who said knife crime…
DetailsMonday 3 March 2025 Everyone agrees we need more housing in regional Victoria. Premier Jacinta Allan promised 80,000 new homes a year statewide, but the Bureau of Statistics highlights the Premier has fallen well short of her target with only 60,606 homes completed in 2024. Part of the problem is Labor’s reckless…
DetailsThe Nationals were well represented at the annual Field and Game Australia Showcase at the Melbourne Gun Club recently. Member for Eastern Victoria Melina Bath, Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien, Member for Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy and Member for Mildura, Jade Benham teamed up to reaffirm The Nationals commitment to regional conservation and sustainability.…
DetailsMonday 03 March 2025 It has been revealed Victorian State Agencies were repeatedly warned about the dangerous illicit tobacco trade years before the tobacco wars exploded. Members of the Allan Labor Government reportedly spent years ignoring mounting intelligence about the illicit trade, allowing violent gangs to launch a firebombing campaign across Victoria. …
DetailsFresh doubts have been cast on Labor’s use of the Allan Government’s Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund (ESVF) in state parliament. The ESVF is a newly doubled and rebranded Labor tax, formerly called the Fire Services Property Levy. The Nationals’ Melina Bath said Labor added ‘volunteers’ to the levy title to sway public perception but…
Details26 February 2025 The Labor Party have changed their mind so many times on funding for the Melbourne Airport Rail Link, it is impossible to take them seriously. After months of squabbling between the Victorian Allan Labor Government and the Albanese Federal Labor Government, they have finally landed on a position. The…
DetailsWednesday 26 February 2025 The latest infrastructure funding announcement between the Allan and Albanese Labor Governments fails to address the real needs of regional Victorians, despite the Prime Minister’s claim that “this money is ready, right now, to fix roads in need of repair”. While Melbourne’s suburbs receive much-needed road upgrades, Labor at both levels of…
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