Wednesday 19 September 2018 Victorian farmers were abandoned again by Daniel Andrews today with the Premier refusing to help secure more water for drought-stricken dairy farms in Northern Victoria. Up to 82GL of water will flood into Gunbower Forest near Cohuna by November ‘“ while dairy farmers in the region are struggling to maintain…
Tuesday 18 September 2018 Regional community leaders will get more support and a funding boost if a Liberal Nationals Government is elected at November’s State Election. Announcing the commitment at the annual gathering of Victoria’s Regional Community Leadership Programs today Shadow Minister for Regional Victoria and Decentralisation Peter Walsh said the funding boost will…
Monday 10th September 2018 Our state’s waterways are weekend playgrounds for millions of Victorians. That’s why a Liberal Nationals Government will create a Blue Infrastructure Fund that will provide firstclass infrastructure and services for recreational water users. At the moment Victorian boat users pay significant fees to the State Government every year but only a…
Monday 10th September 2018 Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh has accused the Andrews Labor Government of hypocrisy over funding of the biggest ski race in the world ‘“ the Southern 80 In State Parliament last week Mr Walsh asked the Minister for Tourism and Major Events John Eren when…
Leader of the Opposition Thursday 6th September 2018 Debate resumed. Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) (14:03:23) – I suppose this is just another example that if you cannot table documents if you cannot get your process right to table the correct documents how can you actually run this state? I think that is where the Premier has been…
Censure Motion Thursday 6th September 2018 Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) (12:44:49) – I rise to oppose this motion in the absolutely strongest possible way. When I sat here and listened to the Deputy Premier ramble on for an hour defending the indefensible and what has gone on this particular week I was reminded of the Painters and…
Production of documents Thursday 6th September 2018 Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) (10:04:40) – I would like to move an amendment to the motion please. I move: That all the words after ‘That’ be omitted with the view of inserting in their place the words: ‘so much of the orders of the house of 29 March and 23 August 2018 related…
Wednesday 5th September 2018 Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh is encouraging local women involved in primary industries who are passionate about their work and their community to nominate for the 2019 Rural Women’s Award. Mr Walsh said the 2019 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award identifies and supports emerging female…
Wednesday 5th September 2018 The Andrews Labor Government’s Pick My Project program is like a lottery quick pick. Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said the odds were stacked against smaller communities forced to compete for funding against larger regional centres. “The government hasn’t been able to explain how small…
Constituency Question – Southern 80 Tuesday 4th September 2018 Murray Plains electorate Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) (14:49:09) – (14 903) My constituency question is to the Minister for Tourism and Major Events and it is on behalf of the organisers of the Southern 80 waterski race and the wider community of Echuca and Moama. It concerns the three-year…
