The Albury-Wodonga Hospital redevelopment is a symbol of broken promises and poor planning for health in regional Victoria, The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad said today. Ms Broad told Parliament the project was announced just weeks before the 2022 state election as a $558 million investment, funded by Victoria, New South Wales and…
DetailsSunraysia residents are being encouraged to share their stories on the high cost of air travel as a key inquiry gets underway, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster said today. The Productivity Commission is conducting a public inquiry into the Determinants of regional airfares, saying “It is critical to the inquiry that we hear from communities,…
DetailsMember for Mallee Dr Anne Webster MP has condemned the horrific attacks on Jewish people celebrating Hanukah on Sunday in Bondi, also emphasising the Albanese Labor Government must be held accountable for its inaction on antisemitism. “This terrorist act is blatantly unAustralian, and does not reflect Australian values. We must reject antisemitism in all its…
DetailsAustralian hearts are broken by the terror in Bondi. This is not our country. This is not who we are. The terrorist attack at Bondi is a stain on our nation and governments at all levels must work to return us to the social harmony our nation has been known for. This morning, with my Liberal…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien is calling for clarity from the Allan Labor Government as families across Gippsland prepare for upcoming changes to public transport fares for children from 1 January 2026. Under the newly announced scheme, children under 17 will be able to travel free on Victorian public transport. However, Mr…
DetailsThe cost to taxpayers of the Anthony Albanese’s approach to ‘net zero’ energy is climbing at a rapid rate, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster said, after it was revealed on Friday that Federal Labor committed to an uncosted subsidy of Rio Tinto’s electricity bill for a decade to save 1000 jobs at a NSW…
DetailsShadow Minister for Veterans and Nationals Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, is encouraging local organisations to apply for two important grant programs now open to support veterans and honour their service. The Veterans Capital Works Grant Program offers grants of up to $50,000 to upgrade buildings and facilities used by organisations that support veterans…
DetailsIn yet another example of regional Victorians being short-changed by the city-centric Allan Labor Government, Protective Services Officers (PSOs) have been stationed at all five new Metro Tunnel train stations while pleas for adequate resources at regional stations are ignored. The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has led calls for more resources since being…
DetailsThe Allan Labor Government is not only continuing to roll out speed limit reductions instead of fixing our roads, but is now also failing to notify affected communities. Locals were outraged this week when signs appeared on the Ararat-Halls Gap Road between Moyston and Ararat reducing the speed limit from 100km/h to 80km/h, without any…
DetailsVictoria’s “seriously flawed” WorkSafe processes have come under fire from The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, who highlighted the case of a young Latrobe Valley resident being failed by the system. Byron Foley was a 20-year-old fitter and turner apprentice when he suffered a catastrophic workplace injury in 2021 after a steel pipe struck…
DetailsThe release of the Silver Review confirms the Allan Labor Government is wasting billions on a bloated, inefficient bureaucracy that continues to fail regional Victorians. Labor’s Silver Review which remained secret for the past six months was to deliver cost savings, reduce duplication and cut executive government jobs in to reign in the state’s ballooning…
DetailsThe Parliamentary Inquiry into the decommissioning of Victoria’s oil and gas industry has commenced, with the committee hearing from industry, environmental groups and the Centre of Decommissioning Australia (CODA) on day one. Environment and Planning Committee member, The Nationals’ Melina Bath said while the Inquiry covers the entire state, Gippsland is at the heart of…
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