Any 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.…
DetailsThe Nationals leader Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, is asking how many times his party must raise the danger being created by the lack of roadside slashing across regional Victoria. Mr Walsh said the longer this job takes the greater the fuel load will increase on our regional roads. He said that creates another,…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says more households across his electorate have been given a second chance at the $250 Power Savings Bonus payment; after the program this week was extended by five months. Mr Walsh said the extension to June 30 meant thousands more households in regional and rural…
DetailsToday Victoria remembers the lives and sacrifice of four heroic Victoria Police members who tragically lost their lives protecting our community. The Eastern Freeway tragedy will forever be a reminder of the commitment and dangers faced by frontline officers on a daily basis as they work to protect the Victorian community at all costs. This…
DetailsMore Victorians are suffering in pain while the State Labor Government waits to restart elective surgeries in Bendigo. Surgeons, medical experts, peak representative bodies and The Victorian Nationals have questioned the decision delay lifting the ban, which has been in place since January. Leader of The Nationals Peter Walsh slammed the Health Minister’s excuse the…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, said more financial support was urgently needed to ensure regional small businesses and the jobs they provide can continue to recover and rebuild. Mr Walsh said despite the recent impacts of the shadow lockdown; which has seen significant drops in foot traffic, patronage and caused…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says the Daniel Andrews Code Brown is achieving nothing in major private hospitals across regional Victoria – apart from creating genuine pain and distress. Mr Walsh said specialists using private hospitals in key regional hubs such as Bendigo, Ballarat and Geelong have protested the suspension…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, has condemned the Andrews Government’s decision to declare a Code Brown across Victoria’s health system. Mr Walsh said the Andrews government has been in power for seven years – and has had two years of pandemic – to prepare for the numbers it knew were…
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