Wednesday 1 May 2024 After a spate of violent incidents across the Latrobe Valley, The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has called on the Allan Labor Government to take definitive action on crime and bail penalties. Speaking in State Parliament yesterday, Mr Cameron cited several recent events as evidence the government’s recent…
DetailsTuesday 30 April 2024 The Allan Labor Government is pressing ahead with a plan to axe the state’s agency tasked with protecting Victorians from gambling harm. As foreshadowed in the State Budget last year, the Victorian Government has today introduced legislation dissolving the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation (VRGF). The VRGF was established…
DetailsMonday 29 April 2024 The Allan Labor Government has been forced to approve an emergency increase to the debt caps of four Victorian water corporations following project cost blowouts and revenue shortfalls. Documents obtained by the Victorian Opposition under Freedom of Information have confirmed in May 2023, Treasurer Tim Pallas received a brief…
Details29 April 2024 Nationals Member for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland has announced that she is expecting her third child this spring. Ms Cleeland, who is already mother to five-year-old Arthur and three-year-old Quinn, said she was incredibly excited to add to her family. “I am thrilled to share that my beautiful family will…
DetailsFriday 26 April 2024 The Allan Labor Government’s failure to shore-up development and employment opportunities in the Latrobe Valley has come under fire by The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath. Addressing the Minister for Regional Development, Gayle Tierney last week in state parliament, Ms Bath cited paltry jobs growth figures…
DetailsWednesday, 24 April 2024 New land tax thresholds introduced by the Allan Labor Government has seen many Gippsland landholders receiving a land tax bill for the first time this year. However, The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien is urging landholders to check their liability before paying, as reports of land tax…
DetailsTuesday, 23 April 2024 It has never been more difficult to buy a home, and as the cost-of-living spirals out of control The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath, is calling for a review of the Allan Labor Government’s Homebuyer Fund. The Homebuyer Fund is a shared equity scheme where the Government…
DetailsTuesday 23 April 2024 The Allan Labor Government’s decision to walk-away from a second injecting room is the right outcome. This long-overdue decision ends years of uncertainty for residents, traders and visitors to Melbourne’s CBD and provides the opportunity to focus on delivering commonsense solutions to the growing problem of drug and alcohol dependency.…
DetailsFriday 19 April 2024 Today, during a regional parliamentary sitting in Echuca, the Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee tabled its interim report on the Inquiry into the 2022 Flood Event in Victoria. The report focused on flood recovery in Northern Victoria and highlights significant shortcomings in the Allan Labor Government’s response and…
Details19 April 2024 Nationals Member for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland has expressed concern over Labor’s potential cuts to regional health services, saying that our health providers need support now more than ever. Expectations are that significant cuts will be made to Victoria’s health system in the upcoming State Budget, with regional providers set to…
DetailsFriday 19 April 2024 As communities across the region continue to grapple with the aftermath of the devastating October 2022 floods, the future of the Rochester swimming pool remains uncertain. During a special sitting of the Legislative Council in Echuca, Nationals Member for Northern Victoria, Gaelle Broad, pressed Minister for Emergency Services, Jaclyn…
DetailsThursday 18 April 2024 Today, during a regional parliamentary sitting in Echuca, the Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee tabled its interim report on the Inquiry into the 2022 Flood Event in Victoria. The report focused on flood recovery in Northern Victoria and highlights significant shortcomings in the Allan Labor Government’s response and…
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