The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath is encouraging eligible community organisations to apply for Road safety grants which opened recently. “Road safety is an ever-increasing problem particularly across regional Victoria where our rapidly deteriorating roads have seen a concerning increase in road trauma statistics. “While the Andrews Government must take responsibility for…
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Amid a growing number of complaints, Nationals Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, has called on the Public Transport Minister to provide a buffet car service on V/Line long-haul trains that travel directly to and from Melbourne. “Over recent months there has been an increasing amount of people lodging complaints that they can no…
DetailsGippsland landowners are continuing to face an uphill battle as the Andrews Labor Government fails to take action to enforce the law with respect to noxious weeds. The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien said he has been contacted by a number of frustrated land holders throughout the electorate who are struggling to…
DetailsCommunities across regional Victoria will be able to have their voices heard through a state-wide inquiry into Victoria’s preparedness and response to flooding events. The Nationals supported a motion in the Legislative Council requiring the Environment and Planning Committee to report on the preparedness and response to the October 2022 Victorian floods. Member for Euroa…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien is calling for V/Line ticket sales agents to be re-established in South Gippsland. The newsagency in Korumburra that previously served as a ticket agent has been closed since a fire last year and Kat’s Corner which was the ticket agency in Leongatha is also no longer…
DetailsThe importance of Fruit Fly prevention was raised this week in Parliament, with a focus on adequate population controls. Nationals Member for Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy, raised the matter with the Minister for Agriculture, seeking to establish a clearer picture of what steps the Government are taking to assist local fruit growers. “Fruit growers contribute…
DetailsThe decision of the Labor Government to reduce the duck hunting season to just over a month and maintain a bag limit of four birds per day is an insult to hunters and is clearly more about politics than science. The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien said he was alarmed at the…
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It has been revealed Victoria bushfire response system is in jeopardy with regional Victoria vulnerable to wildfire because of Labor’s plans to close the native timber industry. During the 2019-20 bushfire season 34 native timber contract businesses, contributed 190 pieces of specialised machinery that provided critical fire mitigation response. These contractors and their specialised equipment…
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The Nationals Member for Northern Victoria, Gaelle Broad, and Member for Euroa, Annabelle Cleeland, have hosted the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) at Parliament to discuss upcoming Inland Rail works across the region. With the Tottenham to Albury phase of the 1700km project underway, works across Victoria will continue over the next few years, with…
DetailsThe National’s Member for Shepparton, Kim OKeeffe, took the urgent demand for flood relief payments to the floor of the Victorian Parliament this week. Ms O’Keeffe called on Government Services Minister Danny Pearson to explain when critical flood relief payments will be made to businesses and community members who have applied – and qualified –…
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The draft Gippsland Transition 2035 plan released by the Latrobe Valley Authority (LVA) has been labelled an underwhelming marketing stunt that lacks accountability. The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath said the Andrews Government plan should have been a blueprint to transition the Latrobe Valley, instead it’s a lifeless document that fails to…
DetailsDear Editor, The numbers are in, with reports Victorians will now be slapped with annual energy bills of up to $4000, mounting more stress on families in the midst of a cost of living crisis. This is nothing groundbreaking, many have been experiencing this increasing financial pressure for months. Despite struggling now, Victorians are being…
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