New data confirms people are leaving Melbourne in favour of regional centres, yet the Allan Labor Government continues to shortchange those living beyond the metropolitan boundary. The Regional Movers Index highlights Geelong and Ballarat as growing destinations for city movers in a shift that is now significantly more than a Covid trend. It…
The Allan Labor Government has abandoned the needs of regional Victoria, doing nothing to explain an alarming disparity in spending in city and country areas. Under heavy questioning at a Public Accounts and Estimate Committee hearing on Regional Development Victoria, Minister for Regional Development, Gayle Tierney, failed to provide genuine answers on the worrying…
Dear Editor, The Allan Labor Government remains delusional about the state of our crumbling roads. Treasurer Tim Pallas has his head in the sand as potholes and go-slow zones continue to wreak havoc in regional Victoria. Rightly so, roads were a hot topic as Mr Pallas fronted a Public Accounts and Estimates…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says agriculture – regional Victoria’s economic powerhouse – has been betrayed by the Allan Labor government budget. Mr Walsh says Jacinta Allan has slashed agriculture spending; it is now down a whopping 30 per cent on funding just two years ago. He says…
The Allan Labor Government’s State Budget has disregarded the cost-of-living crisis, delivering a brutal reality for hardworking regional Victorians. Households will be hit by dramatic hikes in both the fire services and waste levies, while funding for roads and agriculture continues to significantly lag behind past levels. Our crumbling roads are getting worse,…
The Parliamentary Inquiry into Local Government funding and services has commenced, with local governments and members of the community urged to participate. Shadow Minister for Local Government, Peter Walsh, highlighted potential issues of cost-shifting, ranging from waste collection to the maintenance of road networks. “The commencement of this inquiry marks an essential step…
As communities across the region continue to grapple with the aftermath of the devastating October 2022 floods, the future of the Rochester swimming pool remains uncertain. During a special sitting of the Legislative Council in Echuca, Nationals Member for Northern Victoria, Gaelle Broad, pressed Minister for Emergency Services, Jaclyn Symes, on the urgent matter…
The Allan Labor Government must today rule out supporting a proposed new property tax on new developments across the Mornington Peninsula Shire. The proposed tax would see Mornington Peninsula Shire impose a 3.3 per cent levy on new residential and some commercial and industrial developments and could add $35,000 to the cost of a…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says the Allan Labor government’s crippling record debt is now putting lives on the line. And Mr Walsh says if Premier Jacinta Allan’s latest plan to rip countless millions of dollars out of the regional hospital system goes ahead people will end up paying…
The Liberals and Nationals today note the government’s response to the Yoorrook Justice System’s second interim report. Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Peter Walsh, said the focus should be on closing the gap and improving education and housing outcomes for Indigenous families. Mr Walsh said the Allan Labor Government needs to prioritise action…
