Labor snubs call for regional Parliament sitting

The Andrews Government has today again snubbed regional Victoria, refusing to take the Legislative Assembly to flood-affected areas. Leader of The Nationals and Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Peter Walsh, moved that the Legislative Assembly meet in a flood-affected Northern Victoria community in October/November this year. The switch would acknowledge the serious impact the floods…

Flood submissions a litany of community pain says Walsh

The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says the Parliamentary Upper House Inquiry into the 2022 Flood Event in Victoria was back in Rochester on Wednesday night after the deadline for submissions was extended a further two weeks. A submission workshop was held in Rochester Secondary College by the Legislative Council environment…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR 

Dear Editor, Regional Victorians are still reeling from a brutal State Budget, with agriculture, roads and health funding all slashed. Labor is making life tougher and deserves to face the blowtorch. Yet with so many unanswered questions, Labor remains largely silent, even as the Public Accounts and Estimates Hearing unfolds. PAEC should be the ideal…