The Nationals have hit the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) with a united front to hammer home the message regional Victoria deserves the respect of proper community engagement and communication with all stakeholders for the proposed power link between Victoria and NSW. The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, deputy leader and…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says constant demands have pushed Kerang Golf Club into Victoria’s disastrous budget and secured its $185,000 funding for an irrigation overhaul. Mr Walsh says Tuesday’s Budget makes it pretty clear Victoria is broke and life is only going to get harder under Labor. He says…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says Rochester families can celebrate confirmation they will get a kindergarten. But Mr Walsh says how good that facility will be is yet to be revealed. He says the kinder will be built with a slice of $991 million (“a slightly rubbery number as the…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says after years of campaigning, demanding, petitioning, pushing and never stopping, Rochester will split $26.78 million with Heathcote for the construction of its new CFA/SES state-of-the-art operations complex. Mr Walsh says while it is incredibly overdue, the October 2022 floods have finally forced the Andrews…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says Cohuna’s older residents and their families will be relieved to hear the town’s aged care facilities will get a boost. But Mr Walsh says the imploding Andrews Labor government’s Budget released Tuesday has condemned Cohuna’s urgent bid for childcare services to the wilderness. He…
Life is getting harder for regional Victorians under Labor with the State Budget slashing funding in key areas including regional roads, health and agriculture. Victoria’s crumbling regional roads will only decay further with maintenance funding slashed by 45 per cent since 2020, and from $702.2 million to just $441.6 million in the last year…
Dear Editor, In the upcoming State Budget, the Andrews Labor Government must reverse a decade of neglect and invest in regional communities. We only received 13 percent of new infrastructure in last year’s state budget, despite accounting for 25 percent of Victoria’s population. Since then, the Albanese Labor Government has cut billions of dollars out…
The Liberals and Nationals have secured a parliamentary inquiry into local government funding and service delivery. This inquiry was endorsed by the parliament in the face of strong opposition from the Andrews Government, the Animal Justice Party, and the Legalise Cannabis Party. Leader of The Nationals and Shadow Minister for Local Government, Peter Walsh, said…
Dear Editor, Even with the state’s finances on life support, regional communities rightly expect the Andrews Labor Government to prioritise investment into our healthcare services. Healthcare is a right, not a privilege. It’s never too much to demand adequate services and infrastructure in our communities, and the regions have been neglected for far too long.…
Dear Editor, The upcoming State Budget will be riddled with red ink, but targeted investments must still be made in critical areas like regional Victoria’s emergency services. After bending to the unions and gutting the CFA, the least Daniel Andrews can do is fund safe, modern facilities to support local emergency personnel. In the state’s…
