Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Wash, is urging locals to make their voices heard at a Victorian Parliamentary inquiry into the 2022 floods. And says being heard is just the start on the road to recovery and the campaign to much better prepare the region, and the state, against future…
Dear Editor, The numbers are in, with reports Victorians will now be slapped with annual energy bills of up to $4000, mounting more stress on families in the midst of a cost of living crisis. This is nothing groundbreaking, many have been experiencing this increasing financial pressure for months. Despite struggling now, Victorians are being…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, has taken the fight for a successful Southern 80 to the floor of the Victorian Parliament. Mr Walsh says despite the Moama Water Sport Club delaying the world’s biggest ski race until March 24-26 because of the floods, there is still no guarantee the banks…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says the woodchop – and true icon of the Australian bush – is being sacrificed on the altar of Andrews Labor Government indifference as it continues to fail Victoria’s native timer industry. Mr Walsh says almost 150 years of this genuine bush sport, which is…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, has taken the post-flood plight of the people from Tyntynder Flats to the Victorian Parliament. Mr Walsh says the locals there have just lived through their second ‘once in a lifetime’ flood in the past 11 years. And he says it was yet another flood…
Dear Editor, The Andrews Labor Government is touting $165 million in funding for Victoria’s flood-damaged roads, yet it is currently leaving regional councils to foot the bill for damaged local roads. Councils are responsible for tens of thousands of kilometres of roads that are vital to businesses and communities, which were already in a state…
Dear Editor, Communities in regional Victoria are still reeling from the floods which inundated their homes and businesses. Towns worked tirelessly to sandbag as the water levels rose and took with them homes, livelihoods and businesses on which their communities relied. But now – months after the water has receded – for communities which have…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says travelling across his electorate doesn’t require driving skills as much as it demands being an expert slalom skier. Mr Walsh says so many roads are badly damaged and degraded, the Andrews Labor government’s decision to not deal with the failure of the system is…
Regional Victoria’s voice in Parliament will be stronger after 11 members for The Nationals were sworn in at Parliament House today. The Nationals now represent the electorates of Mildura, Morwell and Shepparton along with Murray Plains, Ovens Valley, Gippsland South, Lowan, Euroa and Gippsland East in the lower house and the Eastern Victoria and Northern…
The Andrews Labor Government has picked up where it left off – doing its best to ensure Victorians have no idea what their government is up to. Leader of The Nationals, Peter Walsh, said this deceitful sidestep by Daniel Andrews was to ensure he and his secrets remained hidden from public scrutiny by delaying the…
