Gippsland students will not lose another second of critical time in the classroom under an elected Nationals and Liberals government. Shadow Assistant Minister for Education and The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath said there is no substitute for face-to-face learning and being present in the classroom. “After two years of uncertainty our…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy has condemned a move by the Andrews Labor Government which will suck a significant slice of revenue out of the pockets of regional newspapers. The Nationals are strenuously opposing the Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Bill 2021, which will allow more than 400 requirements in Victoria to potentially…
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A Gippsland local has outlined how he was left withering in pain after the Andrews Government repeatedly cancelled his vital surgery in a 12 month period. Neil Trease from Mirboo North lost a shocking 18 kilograms and was forced to live on high doses of morphine and additional painkillers after his critical hip surgery was…
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Skyrocketing surgery waiting lists will be halved under an elected Liberals and Nationals Government so people in Shepparton can get the treatment they need, sooner. The Code Brown that has stopped surgeries in Shepparton is finally being wound back today, but the Labor Government’s ban means more delays for Victorians who have already endured multiple…
DetailsThe Premier must apologise for the victim-blaming and gas-lighting by himself and one of his most senior Labor Ministers. The Treasurer’s comments questioning the mental health of a Labor MP who has bravely exposed allegations of systemic bullying within the Victorian Labor Party cannot be ignored. Western Metropolitan MP Kaushaliya Vaghela’s statement detailing allegations of…
DetailsToday the Victorian Liberals and Nationals announce a new plan to recover, rebuild and make Victoria number one again. Victoria, once the fastest growing state and home to the world’s most liveable city has fallen behind following two years of lockdowns and decades of mismanagement, neglect and waste. One thousand Victorians a week…
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The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien has taken to State Parliament demanding answers from the Minister for Roads over roadworks bungles last year that have angered Gippsland motorists. Mr O’Brien said a number of projects last year including shoulder widening of key roads in the region resulted in poor quality outcomes and potholes…
DetailsNationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy is encouraging the Victorian Parliament to get behind regional manufacturing businesses as they struggle to get back on their feet after the ongoing implications of Covid-19. Mr McCurdy said, “in 2022, local manufacturing businesses not only face the struggle of finding and maintaining staff members but ensuring…
DetailsNationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy hopes the Victorian Government’s newly announced $1.4 Billion Dollar Injection for Healthcare Omicron Response is enough to reduce ambulance delays across regional Victoria. Mr McCurdy said, “In early December last year, the National Party wrote to the Minister for Ambulance Services requesting steps to be taken immediately…
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Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy backs the Livestock Management Amendment (Animal Activism) Bill 2021 and is calling for harsher penalties to be imposed against animal activists who trespass onto the private homes of our farmers and their families. In Parliament Mr McCurdy stated, “our farmers and their families across regional Victoria deserve…
DetailsThe Andrews Government must come clean on the future of the Latrobe Valley Authority (LVA), with funding set to run out in just five months’ time, The Nationals Member for Eastern Region Melina Bath says. In State Parliament today Ms Bath pushed the government to provide certainty about the LVA’s role, after AGL announced it…
DetailsExtreme animal activists will be free to illegally invade farmer’s river frontage lease land without consequence after Victorian Labor MPs teamed up with the Greens tonight to block crucial changes to farm trespass laws. The Victorian lower house voted on the Livestock Management Amendment (Animal Activism) Bill 2021 tonight, but Labor MPs voted against two key…
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