Dear Editor, Border closures continue to have a massive impact on families, businesses and communities. As a resident of a Murray River community, I understand well how much we rely on our interstate neighbours – and them us. Victorian Nationals MPs have been working constructively with our interstate counterparts to help individuals and businesses through…
Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said regional Victoria is being hoodwinked about rail services by the Andrews Labor Government in general and Jacinta Allan in particular. And he is demanding regional Victoria be given an exact date for when the work on upgrading the Echuca-Bendigo line will really start. Mr Walsh said Ms Allan,…
The Andrews Labor Government’s failure to get coronavirus outbreaks at meatworks under control is threatening the supply of food to supermarket shelves. High demand for meat through the COVID-19 crisis has seen supermarket shelves stripped bare, but the Andrews Labor Government has flagged it will consider closing meat processors as part of its pandemic response.…
Tuesday 28 July 2020 The Andrews Labor Government’s failure to get coronavirus outbreaks at meatworks under control is threatening the supply of food to supermarket shelves. High demand for meat through the COVID-19 crisis has seen supermarket shelves stripped bare, but the Andrews Labor Government has flagged it will consider closing meat processors as…
A review of the Victorian timber industry’s Code, announced by the Andrews Labor Government today, is another nail in the coffin for local jobs and industry confidence. Shadow Minister for Agriculture Peter Walsh said the Government’s review of the Code of Practice for Timber Production 2014 will do nothing to protect jobs. “The Andrews Labor…
Empty words from the Andrews Labor Government aren’t enough to fix the challenges facing Victoria’s cross-border communities. While we all understand the critical need to stop the spread of this deadly virus, the closures have forced families apart, cut countless workers off from their workplace and stopped the flow of goods and services. Further restrictions…
Further measures must be enforced to protect regional Victoria from Melbourne’s coronavirus crisis. Unnecessary travel into regional Victoria will only increase the risk of spreading COVID-19, and delay the easing of restrictions in Melbourne and Mitchell Shire. The recent case of a Melbourne woman forcing the shutdown of several businesses in East Gippsland after breaching…
An urgent solution is needed to resolve a ban on seasonal workers crossing into and out of Victoria from midnight tonight. The ban is part of strict new border controls and has left Victoria’s horticulture sector concerned about the supply of labour for the future. Shadow Minister for Agriculture Peter Walsh wrote to Victorian Agriculture…
NSW Border Restrictions Covid-19 – 21 July 2020 On July 20, the NSW Government announced changes to COVID-19 restrictions for those entering and exiting NSW. As of 11.59pm July 21, 2020 the following restrictions come into place (as noted in the NSW Public Health (Covid-19 Border Control) Order 2020 – Dated 20 July 2020) The…
Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh is looking for the millions, even hundreds of millions, of dollars that have been spent on upgrading the Echuca-Bendigo train line. But he said he can’t find them anywhere. In April 2017 the Andrews Labor Government announced a $91 million spend on the Echuca-Bendigo line so it could go…
