With cost-of-living pressures hitting families hard, The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien is encouraging eligible families to take advantage of the Get Active Kids program, which offers up to $200 to help cover the cost of children’s sport and recreation activities. Mr O’Brien said the program can assist with expenses such as club memberships,…
DetailsThe Allan Labor Government has failed to explain how regional communities will be protected after Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) trucks were taken offline due to faults. In Question Time today, Leader of The Nationals and Shadow Minister for Emergency Services, Danny O’Brien, asked the Minister for Environment, Steve Dimopoulos, how many communities have…
Details“How about they just fix the bloody roads?” – that’s the immediate reaction of The Nationals’ Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Dr Anne Webster MP to the Albanese Labor Government’s plan to reduce default national speed limits to as low as 70 kilometres an hour on sealed and unsealed roads. “Let me be crystal clear –…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Eastern Victorian, Melina Bath is encouraging local angling clubs to apply for funding through the Stronger Fishing Clubs Grant Program. The program offers grants of up to $10,000 per club to support projects such as: Fishing tuition for multicultural groups, women, First Nations people and all-abilities participants Club open days Member…
DetailsThe Allan Labor Government took an average of 214 days to process flood-related claims from local councils, according to the Victorian Auditor General’s Office (VAGO). Lengthy wait-times had the potential to prolong the already painful recovery for both the Maribyrnong and regional communities, a VAGO report released today found. The watchdog also found Labor could…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad has urged local multicultural organisations to apply for funding through the Multicultural Festivals and Events Grant Program. The program provides grants of up to $50,000 for organisations to host cultural festivals and events. Ms Broad said the funding could make a significant difference for local…
DetailsBuilders and local government representatives have demanding Labor fix an 83,000 strong housing trade shortage at a summit in Bendigo on Tuesday, also calling for further help for first homebuyers. The Nationals’ Leader David Littleproud and Nationals Senator for Victoria the Hon Bridget McKenzie joined with the Housing Industry Association (HIA) to host the Regional…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien says it’s a relief to finally see progress on the long-awaited Sealers Cove walking track repairs at Wilsons Promontory. Mr O’Brien said it has now been four years since the popular track was destroyed in the October 2021 storms and it will be at least another six…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has taken aim at the Allan Labor Government after yet another turn in the never-ending saga of the Latrobe River Bridge at Tyers. The new bridge and upgrades to Tyers Road were designed with the aim of increasing the old 30-tonne gross mass limit to 68.5 tonnes. Works…
DetailsVictoria’s more than 750,000 unpaid carers deserve to be celebrated for their compassion, strength and dedication — the quiet heroes who hold our communities together. Each day, unpaid carers provide essential emotional, physical and practical support to family members and friends who are ageing, living with disability, mental illness or chronic health conditions. They are the parents…
DetailsA petition calling on the Victorian Government to reduce the minimum probationary drivers’ licence age from 18 to 17, in line with every other Australian state, was tabled in Parliament today. The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad sponsored the petition which attracted more than 4,000 signatures. Ms Broad said the petition…
DetailsThe decision to abandon the JB Osborne Theatre redevelopment due to a lack of funding was deeply disappointing for residents of Kangaroo Flat and the wider Bendigo community, The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad said today. Ms Broad said she was disappointed to hear that the project would not go ahead because of…
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