State Labor appears to be backtracking on its latest attack on transparency and accountability which would have axed the requirement for government to put public notices in the local newspaper. The Andrews Labor Government’s Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Bill 2021 seeks to remove a requirement for state government and local councils to communicate changes and…
DetailsI can’t begin to understand the gut-wrenching panic of finding a loved one, unconscious, moments from their last breath, only to have desperate calls to Triple Zero go unanswered. But this is exactly the situation a regional Victorian family recently endured. Swan Hill man Alfred Edwards, 87, passed away after his family tried to get…
DetailsA new housing tax that will add an average of $20,000 to the cost of buying a home in regional Victoria will be opposed by The Nationals in Parliament. Announced on Friday and yet to be debated in Victorian Parliament, the State Labor Government’s new housing tax has already been vehemently opposed by property industry…
DetailsLeader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says just when regional Victoria is looking for a post-Covid boost, the Andrews Labor Government is doing its best to tax its people into submission. Mr Walsh said Daniel Andrews is taking regional people for fools with his latest attempt to spin away yet…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says fuel prices are at record highs – and headed higher – so Daniel Andrews decides to smack electric car owners with more taxes. Mr Walsh said he has been gobsmacked as concerned owners of electric cars are going to face growing and inescapable tax…
DetailsCommunity-minded people will be encouraged to share their big ideas to revitalise Bendigo’s town centre as part of the Liberals and Nationals positive plan for Victoria’s recovery. Leader of The Nationals Peter Walsh announced a new $30 million Local Shopping Strip Recovery Plan this week, which will support the Bendigo region to recover and rebuild.…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says a Liberals Nationals government will pour $30 million into a new Local Shopping Strip Recovery Plan. Mr Walsh said from Echuca to Lakes Entrance, and Swan Hill to Warrnambool, and everywhere in between, local shopping strips have been devastated by the Andrews Labor Government’s…
DetailsAny bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games in regional Victoria must be backed up by investment to fix country roads, rail and transport infrastructure after decades of Victorian Labor’s neglect. Leader of The Nationals and Shadow Minister for Regional Victoria Peter Walsh said the return of major international events will be crucial for regional…
DetailsWednesday 16 February 2022 Mildura students will not lose another second of critical time in the classroom under an elected Liberals and Nationals Government’s new Face-to-Face Learning Guarantee, announced today. Students in Mildura were in and out of the classroom last year, as the Labor Government’s snap lockdowns caused mass disruptions to learning which…
DetailsThe Andrews Labor Government has axed 145 jobs from Agriculture Victoria, at a time when the $17.8 billion food and fibre sector will be crucial to recover and rebuild Victoria’s economy. Agriculture Victoria already suffered from under-resourcing, but with even fewer jobs it means less people on the ground to deliver crucial research and development…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains has condemned a move by the Andrews Labor Government to suck a significant slice of revenue out of the pockets of regional newspapers. Mr Walsh said the Nationals strenuously opposed the Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Bill 2021, which means more than 400 requirements in Victoria that must…
DetailsExtreme animal activists will be free to illegally invade farmer’s river frontage lease land without consequence after Victorian Labor MPs teamed up with the Greens tonight to block crucial changes to farm trespass laws. The Victorian lower house voted on the Livestock Management Amendment (Animal Activism) Bill 2021 tonight, but Labor MPs voted against two key…
DetailsFarmers won’t be better protected against illegal and traumatic farm trespass crime unless amendments to on-the-spot fine laws are passed in the Victorian Parliament. Today, Leader of The Nationals Peter Walsh will introduce amendments to the Livestock Management Amendment (Animal Activism) Bill 2021 to fix problems in the draft legislation that will see farmer’s river…
DetailsDear Editor, We’ve had our right of choice and to have control over our daily lives ripped out of our hands in the past two years. Now, with more than 93 per cent of Victorians fully-vaccinated and hospitalisations for COVID on the decline, we deserve the chance to get back to normal life. While the…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says more than 1000 eligible students from regional and remote Australia will have access to a scholarship worth up to $18,000 to support their tertiary education in 2022. Mr Walsh said applications for Round 6 of the Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships (RRES) program are now open.…
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