Labor’s reckless cuts to grassroots health prevention programs

Community health services delivering preventative health programs have been savagely cut by the Andrews Government. The news of cuts to critical health funding was dumped late on Friday, completely blindsiding Community Health service providers in regional Victoria. Up to 15 per cent will be cut from Victorian preventative health programs by the Andrews Government which…

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Tradies’ rights in the spotlight

Tradies’ rights are at the centre of an inquiry launched this week by the Victorian Parliament’s Legislative Assembly Environment and Planning Committee. The Nationals Member for Morwell Martin Cameron, Deputy Chair of the Environment and Planning Committee, said the inquiry will focus on employers and contractors who refuse to pay subcontractors for completed works. “As…

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O’Keeffe calls on the Andrews Government to provide clarity around future of Horticultural Netting Program

The Nationals Member for Shepparton, Kim O’Keeffe, has called on the Andrews Government to provide an update and status on the Horticultural Netting Program, as a result of the last round of applications of the program closed on October 17, 2022 in response to recent hailstorm events faced by local growers across the Shepparton District.…

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Parliamentary Committee to look at increasing organ donation

The Legislative Assembly’s Legal and Social Issues Committee (LSIC) has established an ‘Inquiry into increasing the number of registered organ and tissue donors’ which is accepting public submissions until Friday 19 May. The Nationals Member for Euroa, Annabelle Cleeland, was recently appointed to the committee and outlined the terms of reference of the inquiry. “Organ…

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