The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says the Allan Labor government is so determined to squeeze blood out of every unturned stone to offset its financial incompetence it is now punishing local shires for running vital healthcare programs. But Mr Walsh says its latest penny-pinching cash grab – to charge…
The Allan Labor Government’s “Free Kinder’” program is far from free. Ratepayers are helping to foot the bill, according to key Local Government leaders. A Parliamentary Inquiry into Local Government funding and services has revealed many regional councils are facing substantial financial and logistical challenges in delivering these so-called “free” services. Warrnambool…
The Allan Labor Government is marching ahead with mergers of regional health services, regardless of its spin and rhetoric. A report today revealed regional health will be consolidated into five “local health service networks” – Barwon South West, Grampians, Loddon Mallee, Hume and Gippsland. Premier Allan has claimed here will be no “forced”…
A regional council has revealed it is being asked to pay what amounts to an “immunisation tax” by the Allan Labor Government. In an alarming example of cost-shifting, Corangamite Shire Council said it was now being charged a $6000 fixed cost, and then $2 to record each immunisation administered. Corangamite Shire CEO David…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says the NSW government has finally done what he has been demanding for more than a year – it has publicly, and in writing, confirmed the Swan Hill bridge replacement is an official goer. Mr Walsh says Transport NSW, which will be the lead…
Emergency department wait times have spiked across regional Victoria, highlighting the dire state of our buckling health system. The latest data from the Victorian Agency for Health Information paints a frightening picture, with troubling trends emerging in Ballarat, Warrnambool and the Latrobe Valley. Among the damning wait time statistics for emergency departments is…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says the full reality of the failure of the Allan Labor government’s ridiculous reliance on its renewable energy fantasy is coming home to roost where it hurts most – in people’s hip pockets. Mr Walsh says the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has put…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, has condemned the Victorian justice system for dismissing a police-supported victim-of-crime compensation claim. Mr Walsh says the tenants in the rental property of a Swan Hill constituent of his were “attacked by two knife-wielding thugs” in an aggravated home invasion. He says they…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says local football and netball clubs across regional Victoria can now apply for a share of $600,000 to improve their club as part of an annual road safety rewards grants program. Mr Walsh says the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) has kicked off this year’s…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says Cohuna has been dealt another body blow by the Allan Labor government after it was overlooked – again – in funding for an urgently needed childcare centre. Mr Walsh says businesses and families in Cohuna have been crying out for a childcare centre…
