Community groups across the Wimmera and southern Mallee have the opportunity to secure grants of up to $50,000 for a range of projects. Round 3 of the state government’s Tiny Towns Fund opened today, and offers grants between $5000 and $50,000 to support projects that enhance tourism, liveability, and community pride in towns with populations…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP, is urging the Allan Labor Government to apply some common sense to kangaroo management after analysis showed a decline in the number of control measures being issued despite a boom in kangaroo populations. Ms Kealy, the Shadow Minister for Agriculture, said many farmers applying for an Authority…
DetailsThe Allan Government is failing to address urgent upgrades to Phillip Island Road in San Remo, despite years of mounting safety concerns and community advocacy. The Nationals’ Melina Bath told state parliament that the intersection is one of the most dangerous in Victoria. “Exiting San Remo onto Phillip Island Road is hazardous due to poor…
DetailsPremier Allan has rejected the frustrated calls of the Richmond community and Yarra City Council to move the injecting room to keep children and the Richmond community safe. Despite clear evidence of children exposed to unacceptable risk and dangerous behaviour and years of pleas from parents, teachers, traders and now Yarra City Council itself,…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien says the Allan Labor Government’s wasteful spending habits is putting the future of Gippsland’s Neighbourhood Houses at risk. Mr O’Brien said Neighbourhood Houses Victoria has warned that without an additional $11.7 million in annual state funding, around half of the state’s 400 Neighbourhood Houses could be forced…
DetailsLetter to the Editor The divide between city and regional Victorians is widening. New analysis from the independent Parliamentary Budget Office shows city residents receive $19,338 per person in infrastructure spending — almost 60 per cent more than those in regional areas. Although regional Victorians make up 25 per cent of the population,…
DetailsDear Editor, Gippsland pet owners are set to pay more next year with the Allan Labor Government almost doubling its charge on pet registrations. Like the infamous emergency services tax, councils will be forced to collect the extra tax through pet registration fees and pass it directly to state coffers. At a…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has urged Latrobe City Council and the Allan Labor Government to act now to secure the future of the Traralgon Junior International tennis tournament or risk losing the event altogether. The Traralgon Junior International has been held at the Traralgon Tennis Association for 32 years and boasts an…
DetailsRetail theft has skyrocketed across Gippsland, with new figures showing a dramatic rise in shoplifting offences over the past financial year. The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien highlighted that the latest data from the Crime Statistics Agency reveals the criminal offence of “steal from a retail store” has jumped by more than 70 per cent…
DetailsAs Australians pause at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, we unite in solemn reflection to honour the men and women who have served our nation in times of war, conflict and peacekeeping. Remembrance Day is a time to acknowledge the courage, sacrifice and enduring legacy of those who…
DetailsThe great divide between city and regional spending continues to widen, with new data painting a stark picture of the Allan Labor Government’s neglect of Victorians outside of Melbourne. Regional Victoria is home to 25 per cent of the state’s population, yet only 12 per cent of infrastructure investment is spent outside of Melbourne. The…
DetailsGippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, has blasted the Allan Labor Government’s hopeless and flawed Emergency Services and Volunteer Fund exemptions for CFA volunteers and said the criteria for eligibility is too restrictive. “Like many other things, the State Government has completely made a mess of the process,” he said. “I recently had…
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