Labor’s timber strangulation heartbreaking for Orbost

Nationals and Liberal MPs, East Gippsland Shire Councillors, timber industry representatives, small business operators and local timber workers met in Orbost on Tuesday night in a show of solidarity. Addressing the large crowd, The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region and Assistant Shadow Minister for Public land Use, Melina Bath acknowledged the critical importance of…

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Liberals and Nationals to establish Retirement Village dispute service

People living in retirement villages will have access to specific and relevant advice regarding dispute resolution under a Liberal and Nationals Government. The Liberals and Nationals will develop a specific office within the Dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria to provide independent information, advice, mandatory conciliation, assistance through mediation processes and referrals if the conflict cannot…

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Victorian children to become the nation’s best readers under Liberals and Nationals’ literacy plan

Victorian children will become the best readers in Australia under a Liberals and Nationals’ plan to improve our children’s literacy skills.   The Better Readers Plan will ensure no child misses out on the foundational skill of reading, by introducing evidence-based literacy programs in Victorian schools, including the use of Systematic Synthetic Phonics (SSP).   Systematic…

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Better supporting students across Victoria’s non-government schools

More than 360,000 Victorian students, their families and school communities are set to benefit under a new commitment announced today by the Victorian Liberals and Nationals.   With almost one in two Victorian secondary school students enrolled in a non-government school, and independent schools experiencing the fastest rate of growth in Victoria, it is essential this…

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