Delivering innovation to Victoria’s farmers

Victoria will be leading the country in agricultural innovation after the Liberals and Nationals committed $8 million to establish the Agriculture Futures Extension Program (AFEP). The program will be available to grower groups across Victoria to deliver programs that ​assist primary producers in adopting new technologies and practices to boost profitability, productivity, and environmental sustainability.…

Liberals and Nationals to deliver Shepparton bypass

A Liberal and Nationals Government will deliver Shepparton’s long-overdue bypass. The Greater Shepparton community has been lobbying for the project since the mid-1990s, with the project becoming a political football. The Liberals and Nationals will end this stalemate, committing $260 million to get on with stage one of the project, despite silence from state and…

You can’t trust Labor to deliver for the regions

Today’s Federal Budget will demonstrate yet again that Daniel Andrews and Labor can’t be trusted to deliver the investment regional Victoria deserves. Labor’s Federal Treasurer will tonight lock in cuts to regional projects across Victoria and all Daniel Andrews can say is; “that’s a matter for the Federal Government”. This comes despite his regular attacks…

Statement on Victorian floods

The rain has eased but the emergency has not ended.   Our thoughts are with those affected, and our sincere thanks to SES volunteers and other emergency services personnel.   The scenes of flooding in our state, reaching virtually into the middle of Melbourne, are devastating.   It is clear that affected communities, families and…