A glossy media campaign to attract seasonal workers, announced today by the Andrews Labor Government, is an insulting step backwards for Victoria’s agriculture sector after months of warnings and negotiations. Agriculture Minister Jaclyn Symes has ignored genuine proposals from industry to solve the problem, as a looming gap of more than 20,000 workers is expected…
MEMBER for Murray Plains Peter Walsh says farmers in his electorate have been incensed by the latest release of health star ratings which make diet soft drinks healthier than natural fruit juice. Mr Walsh is demanding Health Minister Martin Foley step in and act immediately. “What sort of message are we sending our children when…
THE fire season is just around the corner and the Member for Murray Plains has warned alarm bells should already be ringing because of roadside grass across his electorate – and northern Victoria. Mr Walsh told Parliament this week VicRoads needed to urgently accelerate its roadside slashing program. He said he could not see any…
The Andrews Labor Government has refused to oppose a push by an extreme anti-hunting group to ban duck shooting, raising questions on whether there will be a season in 2021. The Coalition Against Duck Shooting is running a negative campaign to discredit Victoria’s law-abiding, legitimate hunters. Asked in State Parliament this week to stand up…
Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said Swan Hill has been robbed again – with not a single cent in the Victorian Budget for the urgently needed new hospital. Mr Walsh said that “it’s a slap in the face from a Victorian government who are squandering billions in cost overruns and budget blowouts on massive…
Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh has congratulated Swan Hill Specialist School on receiving $1.645 million in the Victorian Government Budget for vital upgrades. Mr Walsh said this was a tribute to the whole school community – staff, parents and students – as well as generous support from the wider community who kept continued pressure…
Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said Kyabram P-12’s $6.75 million allocation in the Victorian Government’s Budget is a win for the school and a great start towards the total funding required. Mr Walsh said school council chairman Dale Denham and his whole team should be congratulated on their efforts in obtaining funding. He said…
The Andrews Labor Government has outspent itself with a city-focussed State Budget that delivers little for regional Victorians. Country people’s resilience has been stretched to the limit this year, first by catastrophic bushfires and then two waves of coronavirus shutdowns that have blown a hole in once thriving local economies. Today’s State Budget doesn’t deliver…
Victorians have sacrificed too much to risk new coronavirus outbreaks in our communities, but these further border closures will have a devastating impact on our cross-border communities if decisions aren’t made with a deep understanding of local needs. The Andrews Labor Government’s decision to implement its own permit system on the South Australian border has…
The Andrews Labor Government’s attempting to pull the wool over Victorians’ eyes with its rehashed shearer training announcement today. The funding for shearer training was first announced in the lead-up to the 2018 State Election. But by May this year, just 35 of the 125 enrolments were filled and just two of eight promised locations…
