Accessibility failures on Victoria’s regional train network continue to be ignored by the Andrews Labor Government, despite harrowing stories of people with a disability spending hours stranded at platforms or forced to travel in the cargo hold. More stories have emerged this week of Victorians with a disability being prevented from travelling on V/Line trains,…
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Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy is frustrated to hear that the Minister for Roads and Andrews Labor Government have decided to forgo their budget promise and cut even more funding towards regional road maintenance in this years 2022/23 State Budget. Mr McCurdy said, “This is just disgraceful. “The Victorian Government is…
DetailsA pet census and a destructive plan to shut down the native timber industry are the biggest ticket items for agriculture in a Labor State Budget that’s a cruel disappointment for Victorian farmers. Analysis of the 2022-23 State Budget papers also revealed further cuts to the agriculture budget that will gut services even more. And…
DetailsTradies will save hundreds of dollars under a $63 million plan by the Victorian Liberals and Nationals to cut one of Daniel Andrews’ many tax increases. This slug on hard-working family builders adds to their cost of living pressures and will ultimately lead to increased housing costs for Victorians. This week, Daniel Andrews…
DetailsThe Andrews Labor Government has doubled down on its cuts to the state’s crumbling road network, cutting even more funding for maintenance of the state’s roads. A further $24 million has been lopped from the road asset management program, after $191 million – or 23 per cent – was slashed in last year’s State Budget.…
DetailsNationals Member for Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy, has congratulated the efforts of a powerhouse community campaign that’s secured funding for long overdue improvements at Mount Hotham. Funding in the 2022-23 State Budget will be split amongst three projects, with $1.6 million going towards the Mt Higginbotham tank, $2.1 million going to a project dedicated to…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy, has called out a disappointing State Budget for Ovens Valley, which overlooked local CFA’s for new funds and has left crucial breast cancer nursing support under a cloud of doubt. The 2022-23 Budget is set to rip through regional communities in the Ovens Valley. “This is a…
DetailsRegional Victorians are set to cop further cuts to services and find it even harder to buy a home with today’s State Budget no more than a PR repair plan for Daniel Andrews. It confirmed record debt, higher taxes and more cost blowouts on Labor’s mismanaged major projects in Melbourne. The regional development and agriculture…
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The Nationals State Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien is calling on the Andrews Labor Government to improve the condition of walking tracks and roads inside state forests and national parks. Mr O’Brien said locals, visitors and local businesses that rely on tourism are being let down by the government’s failure to ensure these…
DetailsGippslanders will see further cuts to crucial state government areas such as road funding, agriculture and regional development under the State Budget released today. The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien said the Andrews Labor Government continues to reap enormous taxes from Victorians but is wasting money on significant cost blow outs on…
DetailsToday’s state budget has left the communities of Seymour, Broadford and Kilmore empty handed with no new projects funded in the region. The only offering from Daniel Andrews came in the shape of another year’s delay in land acquisition for the Kilmore bypass and cuts to funding for road maintenance, regional development, mental health and…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath has labelled the Victorian State Budget underwhelming for Latrobe Valley, with shocking levels of debt and funding cuts. Regional Victorians will be slugged further with the regional development budget cut by $87.1 million, with $47.8 million cut from agriculture. Ms Bath said instead of funding local…
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