Friday 19 July 2024 Deputy Leader of the Nationals, Emma Kealy and The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, have declared the loss of childcare centres in Hopetoun and Kaniva as a devastating blow to local families. Ms Benham said the closure of such vital childcare centres due to a lack of qualified…
DetailsFriday 19 July 2024 The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, knows that the healthcare you receive should not be determined by your postcode, however, that is exactly how the Allan Labor Government have made the local community feel. Documents leaked recently to major metropolitan newspapers show the Mildura Base Public Hospital has…
DetailsFriday 19 July 2024 Water buybacks are a slap in the face to all northern Victorian irrigators and producers and the Allan Labor Government must not be a spectator as the damage unfolds. As the Federal Government forges ahead with buybacks, Victorian Water Minister, Harriet Shing, is well aware of the devastating impact…
DetailsThursday 18 July 2024 The Allan Labor Government must consult with farmers, as promised, amid plans to end wild dog control. Reports that farmers have been dealt stone, cold silence on the issue without official consultation are deeply concerning. In September last year, when extending the lethal control of wild dogs for…
DetailsTuesday 16 July 2024 Much-loved Agricultural Shows across Victoria are taking an unfair hit, with Allan Labor Government funding frozen and failing to keep pace with the rising cost-of-living. Despite soaring inflation, the Agriculture and Pastoral Society Grants Program has remained stagnant at $300,000 in total funding, with a $10,000 maximum for each…
DetailsFriday 12 July 2024 The Allan Labor Government is plunging our already crumbling roads into further disrepair, with a massive cut in the preventative maintenance program. Figures provided to State Parliament show that the money spent on resurfacing and resealing contracts in the 2023/24 financial year was just 18 per cent of the previous…
DetailsMonday 1 July 2024 The Nationals’ candidate for the seat of Bendigo, Andrew Lethlean, is aiming to take ‘common sense to Canberra’ and use his years of small business experience to develop policies which will make a difference in regional communities. Mr Lethlean was elected unopposed as The Nationals’ candidate for the next…
DetailsFriday 28 June 2024 The death of a Wyndham Vale man is a tragic consequence of Labor’s mismanagement of the decriminalisation of public drunkenness in Victoria. Last year, the Labor Government removed the ability of Victoria Police to arrest, detain and transport people at risk to themselves or others as a result of…
DetailsMonday 24 June 2024 Dear Editor, The anger is rising, with hundreds in Yea this weekend attending a rally similar to the wake-up call delivered to the Allan Labor Government by thousands in Mansfield. Regional Victorians have had enough. Hands off our hospitals. The government’s plans to slash hospital funding and…
DetailsThursday 20 June 2024 The Liberals and Nationals stand by the Victorian pork industry, which is under siege following a biased Inquiry backed and rubber-stamped by Labor. The Committee report into Pig Welfare in Victoria released today demonstrates a lack of impartiality, fairness and scientific evidence while raising serious questions about the role of the…
DetailsMonday 17 June 2024 Dear Editor, The past weekend should have been a huge wake-up call to an Allan Labor Government intent on dismantling local regional health services. “Don’t mess with Mansfield!” was the passionate message to Labor from one resident who attended the 1000 strong rally to fight looming cuts and…
DetailsFriday 16 June 2024 The Allan Labor Government has admitted health services will suffer a funding cut, in a cruel blow to regional patients and communities. Minister for Health, Mary-Anne Thomas, confirmed at least 20 health services across Victoria will have their funding slashed – reportedly by up to 30 per cent. …
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