Victorians have been snubbed in the Albanese Labor Government’s $1.8 billion disaster recovery plan, impacting flood-ravaged communities and hitting the hip pocket of everyone in the state. Every other state will receive advance disaster recovery payments for declared states of natural disaster, while Victorians miss out after Premier Daniel Andrews’ arrogantly refused to declare the…
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The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, is calling on the Andrews Government to immediately address skyrocketing rates of homelessness in the Latrobe Valley as a matter of emergency. New data from the Council to Homeless Persons has revealed that homelessness in the Morwell electorate has increase a whopping 85 per cent in the…
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Caravan parks impacted by the 2022 floods need urgent support from the State Government to rebuild and recover, according to Nationals MP Gaelle Broad. Ms Broad told Parliament that a submission to the flood inquiry from the Victorian Caravan Parks Association noted 30 caravan parks were directly impacted by the floods. “This caused…
DetailsThe State Government is holding on to surplus land that could be used to help tackle the current housing crisis, Nationals MP Gaelle Broad said today. Ms Broad said prime locations in areas such as Bendigo and Wodonga were sitting idle while regional Victoria faces a rental and housing affordability crisis. “In Bendigo,…
DetailsCivil contractors working in forestry management are shrouded in uncertainty after the Andrews Government said it would transition displaced native timber workers into the industry. Forestry management contractors have for decades been performing work for the state government to construct firebreaks, maintain bush access roads, remove dangerous trees in water catchments and undertake bushfire mitigation…
Details“The Andrews Government has failed Victorians by failing to close loopholes in the Timber Code of Practice wiping out a billion dollar industry that employed thousands of Victorians. A change to the Timber Code of Practice would have allowed Victoria’s sustainable native timber industry to continue without the constant threat of green lawfare. …
DetailsDear Editor, Victorians cannot afford life under Labor and it only gets worse from July 1. Since 2014, Premier Daniel Andrews and Deputy Premier Jacinta Allan have hit Victorians with 49 new or increased taxes. In the new financial year, they will continue to slam you with more increases. The cost of…
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The Nationals are calling for significant financial investment in agriculture education to inspire students to pursue a career in the industry. Speaking in State Parliament, The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region and Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Education, Melina Bath said Victoria needs a targeted funding program to increase participation in secondary schools agriculture curriculum.…
DetailsThe collapse of another Victorian building company has resulted in eastern Victorian families caught up in an insurance backlog plaguing the Victorian Managed Insurance Agency (VMIA). Raising the issue in state parliament, The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath called on the Andrews Government to conduct an urgent review into the VMIA and…
DetailsPremier Daniel Andrews’ claim that the State Electricity Commission (SEC) would “replace offshore profits with offshore wind” has come under fire as it was revealed that the re-launched SEC will be open to foreign co-investment. The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien said the failure to preclude foreign companies from co-investing was government…
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The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath has called on Labor’s Minister for Agriculture, Gayle Tierney to meet with a local timber delegation that includes workers, families, contractors, and small businesses in state parliament today. The request was made following Minister D’Ambrosio back gate exit and snub of workers, families and contractors that…
DetailsElder Abuse Awareness Day has turned sour for prevention workers and the elderly receiving their much-needed support. A parliamentary inquiry hearing on the day workers should be celebrated revealed the Andrews Labor Government has cut funding to a critical program in the sector, meaning it will finish within weeks. The state-funded Integrated Model…
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