Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy will put concerns from regional communities at the forefront as the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council sits in early February. Mr McCurdy said, “The Victorian Government has overlooked regional roads and transport, regional health and even education for far too long. “Melbourne’s “big build” and…
DetailsThere is a lot of excitement in the air as students across our electorate prepare to start the school year next week. Connecting with classmates, meeting new teachers, being challenged with engaging learning opportunities, and enjoying extracurricular endeavours such as school sporting events and camps are just some of the amazing things our young…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien said 2022 should see the return of a full duck season in Victoria. Victoria has not seen a full duck season since 2018 with the season shortened to 64 days in 2019, 38 days in 2020 and just 20 days in 2021. Mr O’Brien said…
DetailsThe Andrews Labor Government cannot be trusted to deliver the reforms needed to clean up Victoria’s casino. Labor today walked away from its promise to implement all of the Royal Commission’s recommendations to reform Crown Casino. The Liberals and Nationals have called on the government to release the departmental advice it says underpins…
DetailsLeader of The Nationals Peter Walsh is calling on the Victorian Agriculture Minister Mary-Anne Thomas to announce a duck season in full this year. The GMA provided their recommendation to the State Government on 25 January last year, so we know the Government has received the advice for the upcoming season. “The pandemic,…
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The Nationals and Shadow Assistant Minister for Education have called for the Labor Government to adopt their common-sense plan to ensure Victorian students have a safe and stable return to the classroom in Term 1. Mr McCurdy said, “over the past two years students across the Ovens Valley electorate and Victoria have suffered tremendously…
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Get your booster! Eligibility period reduces to three months Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy encourages community members across the Ovens Valley to book their booster shot with the Victorian Governments recent change to eligibility now being three months from your second Covid-19 dose. Mr McCurdy said, “With the recent outbreaks and…
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The Victorian Labor Government’s plan to reduce speed limits on a number of rural roads without committing to increase spending and improve quality is an admission of failure according to Nationals Gippsland East MP, Tim Bull. “The Labor Government really needs to release some more detail on what it is planning, including which roads…
DetailsLabor has announced plans to reduce speed limits to 80km/hr on roads across country Victoria – a move slammed by The Nationals deputy leader Steph Ryan. Ms Ryan described the policy this week as “lazy”, and said the Andrews Government should focus on fixing country Victoria’s crumbling road network. “Labor cut the road maintenance budget…
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The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien has slammed the Andrews Labor Government’s proposal to reduce speed limits on rural roads as a safety measure rather than fix them. Mr O’Brien said the state of rural and regional roads was consistently the number one issue raised with him by constituents and that it…
DetailsThe chronic shortage of Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) for Coronavirus is expected to ease in the coming weeks, but the Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy says the Andrews Labor Government must take responsibility for the shortage. In August the Health Minister, Martin Foley said “If you want to stake the welfare of Victorians…
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Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy highlights his utter disappointment in the Victorian Government’s failing to ensure enough Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT’s) are made available and accessible to Victorians across the state. Mr McCurdy said, “the lack of RAT’s available to purchase is causing considerable grief. “Victorians are trying to do the…
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