Thursday 1 June 2017 Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford has again confirmed Victoria’s Wild Dog Control program is a shambles under her leadership. Minister Pulford was embarrassed and lost for words when she appeared at a Parliamentary Inquiry today failing to say why she hadn’t delivered a new Wild Dog Community Advisory Committee that was…
Monday 29th May 2017 To the editor This week Daniel Andrews introduced a Bill to Parliament that seeks to rip apart Victoria’s CFA. Firefighters’ Presumptive Rights Compensation and Fire Services Legislation Amendment (Reform) Bill 2017 Other bills introduced to Parliament last week are: Bail Amendment (Stage One) Bill 2017 Children…
Monday 29th May 2017 Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh has slammed the Andrews Labor Government decision to integrate the Presumptive Rights Compensation with its plans to split the CFA. The “Firefighters’ Presumptive Rights Compensation and Fire Services Legislation Amendment (Reform) Bill 2017 was introduced to parliament last week and…
Monday May 29th 2017 Dear Editor Through your paper I write to encourage all Kyabram community members to sign the petition that is presently circulating through the town calling for increased police presence and numbers. Kyabram is a special community which has historically benefited from excellent public safety and small town charm. Community leaders…
Thursday 25th May 2017 Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – I rise to make a contribution to the debate on this motion and point out that the minister who has actually moved this censure motion has absolutely no credibility when it comes to this. He is part of the protection racket for the member for Tarneit and…
Wednesday 24th May 2017 Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – I rise to speak on the matter of public importance before the house. I remind the member for Monbulk the old plastic policeman over here that this motion should actually be a bit longer. There should actually be some respect shown to the member for Brunswick as the…
24th May 2017 Debate resumed. Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – I rise to make a contribution on the State Taxation Acts Amendment Bill 2017. I note with interest that the member for Thomastown was talking about liars. Well the biggest liar of all in this house when it comes to taxation is actually the Premier. On the…
Wednesday 24 May 2017 Jaala Pulford’s lack of interest in the wild dog control program looks to have extended to the resoundingly successful Fox Bounty. “Under Labor a simple yet resoundingly successful fox bounty program has gone to the dogs “ Shadow Agriculture Minister Peter Walsh said. The fox bounty was introduced by the…
Wednesday 17 May 2017 An elected Liberal Nationals government would be committed to keeping jobs in the Latrobe Valley. Unemployment was up 50 per cent in the past two years in the Valley even before 750 people lost their job at Hazelwood Power Station in March. Wood processor Carter Holt Harvey yesterday flagged closure…
Tuesday 16 May 2017 Daniel Andrews is ripping off water customers making them pay for water we don’t need and letting Aquasure out of its contracted obligations. Melbourne water customers already pay around $600 million every year to Aquasure in service payments. The Andrews Government claim their so-called minimum 15GL order won’t cost customers…
