Regional Victorians will today feel deflated and cheated by confirmation the Commonwealth Games debacle will cost Victoria almost $600 million. A scathing Victorian Auditor-General report has revealed the total cost of the cancelled Games is more than $589 million. As if that is not bad enough, the Labor Government was also scolded in…
Dear Editor, Revelations of 480 road sites across regional Victoria being labelled “under pavement in poor condition”, resulting in speed reductions, are deeply concerning. Yet the Allan Labor Government refuses to address this issue, slashing 45 per cent from the road maintenance budget since 2020. Which spin and lie has been used…
VicForests, the Allan Labor Government’s own forestry agency, is being treated deplorably as it braces for a June 30 shutdown. The government has gagged VicForests amid unfair criticism and has not offered a single positive word, effectively ignoring its existence. Peter Walsh, Leader of The Nationals, said it seemed the government was intent on wiping…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, has demanded Treasurer Tim Pallas “explain, let alone justify” radical and punitive changes to the state’s land tax charges. Mr Walsh took his fight to the floor of the Parliament today, asking Mr Pallas to “explain to my constituents why the government has changed…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says a two-year battle to protect Victorian farmers and their private property from radical fringe animal activists has been won following the recent passage of the Biosecurity Legislation Amendment (Incident Response) Bill 2024. Mr Walsh says it has been the tireless work of every…
Dear Editor, With a nightmare State Budget looming in May, it’s evident the Allan Labor Government is poised to inflict severe cuts on regional Victorians. Grassroots sporting groups, integral parts of our communities, face the brunt of the pain as grant funding dries up. The funding for the arts is also in…
Dear Editor, The inquiry into the cancellation of the Commonwealth Games this week reconvenes in Bendigo, the home of Premier Jacinta Allan. It’s fallout that continues over the Labor Government’s decision to cancel the Games, costing Victorians $600 million. Despite the Inquiry being on her own doorstep, the Premier refuses to give…
The Allan Labor Government has cold-heartedly stonewalled questions on how many Regional Development Victoria staff will lose their jobs. Amid redundancies, and fears 130 jobs will be lost, the Minister for Training and Skills Gayle Tierney showed a complete lack of respect for the dire situation. Regional Development Victoria has driven rural and regional economic development,…
Victoria is facing a crisis in its emergency health response system, with alarming reports revealing significant shortcomings in both the triple-0 service and the Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance (MICA) service. The recent revelations regarding Victoria’s triple-0 cris are deeply troubling. Desperate Victorians have been forced to be on hold for up to six…
Dear Editor, Victoria’s health system is sick, and it’s been descending into a chronic long-term illness for a decade. That means the lives of Victorians are being put at risk, with horrendous delays highlighted in Parliament by The Nationals last week. One recent example is a cancer patient, who had an oncologist…
