Adjournment – Drought Assistance

11 November 2015 –  Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – My adjournment issue tonight is for the Premier. The action I seek from the Premier is to have him visit the drought-affected areas of Victoria in the southern Mallee and the Wimmera. In asking the Premier to come I acknowledge that the Minister for Agriculture has visited twice…

Innovative Women’s Scholarship Program Now Open

9 November 2015 Women serving on the boards across Victoria can now apply for one of 34 scholarships to build their leadership capacity and boost their skills Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said today. Applications are now open for the Victorian Women’s Governance Scholarship Program – an initiative that…

Budget Blowout

9 November 2015   Dear Editor   It has taken Daniel Andrews and Tim Pallas less than a year to blow the budget and put Victoria into deficit. Confirmation came from the Auditor General last week who belled the cat on Labor’s attempt to prop up its budget with federal East West Link funds –…

Kyabram Shines in Sport Again

 5 November 2015 The high standard consistently set by the sporting sector of Kyabram has shone through again in Victoria’s Community Sport and Recreation Awards. Member for Murray Plains and Leader of the Nationals Peter Walsh said he was thrilled to see that Kyabram’s Peter Tindale has been named in the 24 finalists chosen from…

TAFE enrolments drop in Loddon Mallee under Labor

Monday 2 November 2015 Enrolments in government-subsidised training have dropped by 13 per cent in the Loddon Mallee region since Labor came to office new data has revealed. Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said the 2015 Half Yearly Training Market Report showed TAFEs were receiving less funding under Daniel…