Victorians are being asked to believe that swapping the captain fixes a ship that’s already taking on water. It doesn’t. Ben Carroll didn’t just sit in cabinet — he sat right beside Jacinta Allan, taking her marching orders every Sunday night and following them blindly into cabinet every Monday morning. Not once did he speak…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland has criticised Premier Ben Carroll’s decision to abolish the dedicated Minister for Natural Disaster Recovery, saying it sends a clear message that bushfire recovery is no longer a priority for the Labor Government. As part of his new Ministry announced this week, Premier Carroll removed the standalone Natural…
DetailsA Liberals and Nationals Government will restore effective wild dog control and give farmers the tools they need to protect their livestock and livelihoods. Deputy Leader of The Nationals and Shadow Minister for Agriculture Emma Kealy said farmers deserved practical, evidence-based wild dog management that recognised the realities of farming alongside public land. “Farmers should…
DetailsDear Editor, Victorians have a new Premier, but for those of us in Gippsland there is a nagging sense of déjà vu. Ben Carroll is not a fresh face. He has spent a decade around the Cabinet table and for the past three years has been Jacinta Allan’s Deputy Premier. If Gippslanders are hoping for…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien has called on the Carroll Labor Government to urgently step in and demand answers from electricity providers over ongoing power outages that are disrupting homes, businesses and lives across Gippsland. Speaking in Parliament, Mr O’Brien said residents in communities including Yarram, Won Wron, Devon North, McLoughlins Beach…
DetailsThe Coalition welcomes the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) announcement of an inquiry today into regional mobile coverage across Australia including whether domestic mobile roaming should be mandated. In what is a big win for regional Australians, the ACCC will consider the case to regulate wholesale mobile services to ensure improved outcomes for customers…
DetailsThe Nationals’ candidate for Gippsland East, Gemma Rendell, is expecting the new V/Line timetable to deliver an additional morning service from Bairnsdale, and maintain the train connection through to Southern Cross, as rumours have been circulating of plans to terminate some services at Flinders Street. Ms Rendell said the priority was the introduction of an…
DetailsThe Victorian Labor Government should not force Horsham Rural City Council to choose between bushfire recovery and its fair share of funding for other important community infrastructure. The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy has backed Horsham Rural City Mayor Brian Klowss in calling for the government to ensure funding provided to rebuild community assets…
DetailsAustralian farmers are under attack yet again from Labor Governments, this time on key chemical phosphine used to protect stored and transported crops, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster said today. Speaking from Mallee Machinery Field days at Speed on Wednesday and Thursday, Dr Webster said farmers had contacted her furious that new rules coming…
DetailsThe Carroll Labor Government must urgently explain communication failures that hampered emergency responses during the past summer’s devastating bushfires and guarantee the issues are fixed before the upcoming fire season. New reports have revealed critical digital mapping and communication systems failed firefighters during a bushfire that impacted Streatham, Carranballac and Skipton in January, raising serious…
DetailsBen Carroll’s first Cabinet reshuffle as Premier confirms the Labor Government has further marginalised regional Victoria. A combination of two fewer regionally-based Ministers, a revolving door on the roads portfolio and yet another new minister responsible for keeping communities safe from disaster confirms the Carroll Government is paying lip service to the issues that matter most to regional Victorians. Leader…
DetailsThe Nationals have a plan to tackle Victoria’s crime crisis and restore community safety. We will recruit 3000 additional police, strengthen bail laws to keep serious repeat offenders off our streets, deliver tougher consequences for violent offenders and put victims back at the centre of the justice system. Every Victorian deserves to feel safe in…
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