Thursday 21 March 2024 The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has slammed the Allan Labor Government after a damning Victorian Auditor-General (VAGO) report exposed the real extent of the Commonwealth Games debacle. The VAGO report found then Minister for Commonwealth Games, Jacinta Allan, knew the $6.9 billion costing to host the event…
DetailsWednesday 20 March 2024 Amidst the incompetence of the Allan Labor Government, the alarming issue of postnatal mental health screenings persists, with half of new mothers being deprived of crucial assessments for postnatal depression. Despite clear national guidelines recommending screenings during pregnancy and postpartum, the system is failing to deliver on this essential…
DetailsWednesday 20 March 2024 Regional Victorians will today feel deflated and cheated by confirmation the Commonwealth Games debacle will cost Victoria almost $600 million. A scathing Victorian Auditor-General report has revealed the total cost of the cancelled Games is more than $589 million. As if that is not bad enough, the Labor…
DetailsWednesday 20 March 2024 A staggering 91 per cent of Victorian roads have been classified as “poor or very poor” in a pavement condition assessment undertaken for the State Government. In 2023, not a single road in the survey was classified as “good” or “very good” with the remaining nine per cent only…
DetailsMonday 18 March 2024 Dear Editor, Revelations of 480 road sites across regional Victoria being labelled “under pavement in poor condition”, resulting in speed reductions, are deeply concerning. Yet the Allan Labor Government refuses to address this issue, slashing 45 per cent from the road maintenance budget since 2020. Which spin…
DetailsMonday 18 March 2024 Ms Joanne Armstrong will become President of the Victorian National Party after the party’s State Conference on 25 May 2024 in Bendigo. Ms Armstrong was the only candidate at the close of nominations on Friday 15 March, and has been therefore elected uncontested. Ms Armstrong is a…
DetailsSunday 17 March 2024 More than 540 stretches of road across Victoria are subject to speed limit reductions and driver warnings due to the poor state of the road surface according to new data. Information provided by the Department of Transport to the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee shows there are 480 sites in regional Victoria…
DetailsThursday 14 March 2024 The Pig Welfare Inquiry has uncovered harrowing detail on the stresses placed on producers who fall victim of animal extremists illegally entering businesses and homes. Producers have hit back at extremists who want the pig industry phased out, stating they are committed to animal welfare standards which exceed the…
DetailsThursday 14 March 2024 The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath said Labor’s new land tax is desperately unfair and causing significant financial stress to mum and dad investors, homeowners, and renters. The new land tax which came into effect on 1 January 2024 in Victoria passed through the state parliament last…
DetailsThursday 14 March 2024 VicForests, the Allan Labor Government’s own forestry agency, is being treated deplorably as it braces for a June 30 shutdown. The government has gagged VicForests amid unfair criticism and has not offered a single positive word, effectively ignoring its existence. Peter Walsh, Leader of The Nationals, said it…
DetailsThursday, 14 March 2024 Gippslanders neighbouring renewable energy projects will have their views sidelined under new planning powers announced by the Allan Labor Government. Under changes announced today, any renewable energy project, no matter how small, will be declared a “significant economic development” and able to gain planning approval in as little as…
DetailsThursday 14 March 2024 The Parliamentary Inquiry into the 2026 Commonwealth Games Bid today held a public hearing in the Latrobe Valley. Gippsland sporting organisations and accommodation businesses provided compelling testimony. Serving on the Committee Inquiry, The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath asked questions on the impacts of the Games…
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