The relief package for drought-hit farmers announced today by the Allan Labor Government is a sad case of too little, too late. It is no more than a starting point and has come far too slowly, given farmers in the state’s south-west have been battling the big dry for two years. After so much hardship,…
DetailsThe Liberals and Nationals have demanded confirmation that the Allan Labor Government will not back the formation of the Great Forest National Park (GFNP). Shadow Minister for Public Land Management, Melina Bath, has written to Minister for Environment, Steve Dimopoulos, requesting a formal public commitment. It comes after Field and Game Australia revealed on social…
DetailsThe crime surge across Victoria continues, with a 20 per cent rise in incidents the state under the Allan Labor Government’s watch. Criminal incidents have reached their highest recorded figures since the Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) began reporting in 2004-05. Regional areas are being hit hard, with figures released today by CSA for…
DetailsThe Allan Labor Government has once again refused to disclose how much funding the CFA will receive in the 2025-26 State Budget, confirming fears the budget is being cut again. Today in Question Time, Minister for Emergency Services, Vicki Ward, dodged a straightforward question: what is the CFA’s base budget for 2025–26 — a figure the…
DetailsLatrobe Valley and West Gippsland V/Line passengers have had their public transport downgraded with the Allan Government refusing to fund a full bus replacement service to the city. V/Line passengers travelling from Traralgon will only be bused to East Pakenham where they must catch a metro train to the city until metro tunnel and testing…
DetailsAmazon’s expanded data centre infrastructure commitment – now AUD$20 billion in Australia over the next four years, is a very welcome vote of confidence in Australia and underscores the need for baseload energy generation, Dr Anne Webster MP, Shadow Minister for Regional Development and Communications said today. Amazon will invest in two solar installations in…
DetailsTuesday 10 June 2025 Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, Home owners across Victoria are in for a rude shock when rates notices arrive in the mailbox. The reality of the Allan Labor Government’s brazen emergency services tax will hit home – and your budget. From July 1 every home owner will pay double what…
DetailsVictorians will be slugged with higher taxes after Labor’s cruel emergency services tax was rammed through Parliament overnight. The Emergency Services and Volunteer Fund (ESVF) will increase rates for all homeowners, business operators, and farmers from July 1. It comes after Labor struck another dodgy backroom deal with the Greens, Animal Justice, and Legalise Cannabis…
DetailsThe history making petition calling on the Allan Government to stop the creation of new national parks in Victoria has been debated in state parliament. It was led by The Nationals’ Melina Bath who is also the Shadow Minister for Public Land Management. The public gallery of the Legislative Council was filled with bush users…
DetailsAlbanese Labor’s tax juggernaut coming for farmers and hard-working Australians Tuesday 12 May 2025 Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster has warned Mallee residents that Treasurer Jim Chalmers today confirmed Labor will press on with his asset tax grab to fund Labor election priorities – with farmers in the firing line. “Labor’s globally unprecedented proposal…
DetailsSmall business owners operating from the family home are being hit with land tax bills after Labor lowered the tax exemption threshold on an individual’s primary place of residence. The State Revenue Office (SRO) is issuing land tax bills to home based businesses with a turnover greater than $30,000 in gross income and a value…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster MP says regional Victoria has reached a fork in the road after three years of utter neglect of the road network under the Albanese and Allan Labor Governments, adding that an incoming Coalition government would put Mallee roads back on track. “Mallee residents all over the length…
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