The 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…
DetailsThe Allan Labor Government wasted $9 million through a Treasurer’s Advance – typically utilised in emergencies – to fund the flawed free camping trial it was told would not work and ultimately scrapped. Nationals’ Gippsland East MP, Tim Bull said that this was an abuse of the Treasurer’s advance authority which was called upon…
DetailsThe old Bendigo law courts remain in limbo, two years after the Allan Labor Government committed to a community consultation process. “Two years on, the building remains empty, and no community consultation has taken place,” The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad said today. Ms Broad has formally asked the Attorney General…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Melina Bath has called on Labor’s Minister for Carers and Volunteers in state parliament to urgently review the funding model for Neighbourhood Houses across Eastern Victoria. Ms Bath’s action follows alarming reports of closures and service reductions across the region due to rising costs and stagnant state funding. “Our Neighbourhood Houses are vital…
DetailsVictorian pet owners are set to pay more, with the Allan Labor Government doubling its tax on all dogs and cats from $4.51 to $9 per animal from July next year. The Nationals’ Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, slammed the move as another example of Labor’s relentless appetite for revenue collection. “After a decade of…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad has condemned the Allan Labor Government as Bendigo council subsidises self-defence classes for women amid a spiralling crime crisis. “When local councils are forced to subsidise self-defence classes with ratepayers’ money because women don’t feel safe in their own community, you know the State Government has completely…
DetailsThe Allan Labor Government has again refused to admit crime is out of control in regional Victoria despite mounting evidence that proves repeat offenders are still being released on bail. In Question Time yesterday, The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, asked the Attorney General why Labor’s bail laws were continuing to fail Victorians. When…
DetailsVictorian pet owners are set to pay more, with the Allan Labor Government doubling its pet tax on all dogs and cats from $4.51 to $9 per animal starting July next year. The tax, applied through local councils via pet registration fees, will funnel millions into the state revenue office. Councils will be forced to…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Melina Bath has taken the Allan Government to task after it was revealed that majority of state government managed roads in eastern Victoria received a low safety rating by the independent Australian Road Assessment Program (AusRAP) system. AusRAP assesses Victoria’s state-owned roads to map their safety performance and assigns a star rating which informs…
DetailsUnder the Albanese Labor Government, regional roads across Australia are deteriorating at an alarming rate. Instead of investing in proper maintenance and ensuring safer and more reliable roads, the Labor Government’s response is to simply lower the speed limits. The Government is considering reducing default speed limits on regional roads from 100 km/h down to…
DetailsThe Allan Labor Government continues to slash grants to support jobs and community infrastructure in regional Victoria. The Regional Development Victoria (RDV) annual report has revealed grants have been cut by $15 million, or 11 per cent, compared to the previous year. Four years ago, RDV had a total grants pool of $370 million to…
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