The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says just when you thought Daniel Andrews had bled you dry, now he’s planning to tax you for sleeping. Mr Walsh says regional Victoria’s already battered tourism industry now faces a ‘bed tax’ in hotels and short stay rentals. He says Victorian Tourism Industry Council…
Dear Editor, Victorians should not have to choose between keeping a roof over their head or feeding their family. But, under Labor, that’s the sad reality for too many Victorians. Recent PropTrack data shows that rents are rising at double the national rate in some parts of Victoria, while rental vacancies are alarmingly low. The…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says local football and netball clubs should have a crack at as much as $250,000 funding through the 2023-24 Country Football and Netball Program. Mr Walsh says the funding can be accessed through your local council and are designed to make more sport infrastructure developments…
Hundreds of furious primary producers today rolled into Melbourne on tractors, prime movers and utes, urging the Andrews Government to re-think its energy plan that will destroy prime agricultural land. More than a thousand kilometres of prime land is set to be ripped up and replaced with 1600 steel towers 80m in height, carrying…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says ambulance times across his electorate are going from bad to almost terminal as people increasingly face life-threatening delays. Mr Walsh says in the few response categories which have improved, the changes are minimal, and they were already at “totally unacceptable” levels. He says the…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, is urgently calling for an immediate reopening of the domestic firewood collection season. Mr Walsh says with the late and protracted winter – combined with the punitive energy taxes introduced by Daniel Andrews to shore up his bankrupt government – too many people in regional…
The Latrobe Valley has been betrayed by the Labor Government as the reality of the decision to scrap the 2026 Commonwealth Games bites hard. Labor had promised a significant boost to housing in the area as part of the now doomed plan to bring the Games to regional Victoria. The cornerstone was an athletes’ village,…
Dear Editor, Supermarket prices are continuing to bite all Victorians right when they can least afford it. Victorian families are struggling to put food on the table, punished by rising inflation and the Labor Government’s incompetence. With the average family this year now spending $1565 more on groceries, hardworking Victorian families are simply struggling to…
Dear Editor, The Andrews Labor Government continues to embarrass Victorians with its failed promises. The cancellation of the Commonwealth Games, set to be hosted across Regional Victoria in 2026, is another example of Labor’s incompetence and inability to manage projects. Premier Daniel Andrews claimed the Games would have cost Victorians more than $6 billion, which…
The Andrews Government’s decision to scrap the 2026 Commonwealth Games is a massive humiliation for Victoria. This decision is a betrayal of regional Victoria and confirms that Victoria is broke and Labor simply cannot manage major projects without huge cost blowouts. The cancellation of the Commonwealth Games is hugely damaging to Victoria’s reputation…
