The Greens, Labor and Independents have joined forces in the Legislative Council to defeat amendments from the Liberals and Nationals that would have given the Native Timber Industry more protection from illegal protestors and green lawfare. Victoria is already seeing the closure of sawmills due to a lack of timber and this legislation does…
DetailsYoung first homebuyers fear they’ll be locked out of the property market forever due to high costs and ever-growing government charges. New data released today by the Property Council of Australia found two-third of Victorians fear they’ll never be able to buy “because the cost is so high”. According to CoreLogic, house prices in north-west…
DetailsThe State Labor Government’s attempt to hide government changes from regional communities and axe an important source of revenue for local newspapers has been stopped by The Nationals in Victorian Parliament. Local Nationals MPs stood strong against Labor’s changes in debate on the Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Bill 2022 which would have removed the requirement for state…
DetailsAmendments to double the maximum fine for illegal farm invasion have been blocked in Victorian Parliament by Labor, Greens and Independent MPs. The Liberals and Nationals proposed two amendments to the Livestock Management Amendment (Animal Activism) Bill 2021 to double the maximum fine for individuals in line with New South Wales’ hefty penalty scheme –…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains says ground-breaking new research has confirmed what most families have known for years – childcare services across rural and regional Victoria are a massive failure. Mr Walsh said new data from Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute shows large gaps in the provision of childcare is creating crippling financial…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, said a new report has confirmed what The Nationals have been saying for years – Victoria’s statewide road network is a disgrace and makes a mockery of Roads Minister Ben Carroll’s claims our road network is now ‘safer and smoother’. Mr Walsh said Infrastructure Australia’s…
DetailsLocal outcomes on better health, education, employment and housing for Aboriginal Victorians is in the spotlight today for National Close the Gap Day. Victoria has failed to close the gap in four of the seven original priority target measures and has recorded declining outcomes in education participation, Indigenous suicide rates and out-of-home care. Aboriginal Australian’s…
DetailsThursday 17 March 2022 Local outcomes on better health, education, employment and housing for Aboriginal Victorians is in the spotlight today for National Close the Gap Day. Victoria has failed to close the gap in four of the seven original priority target measures and has recorded declining outcomes in education participation, Indigenous suicide rates…
DetailsAmendments to strengthen the consequences for law-breaking activists caught trespassing on Victorian farms will be moved in Victorian Parliament today by the Liberals and Nationals. It’s expected the Bill to establish on-the-spot fines for farm trespass will be brought on for debate in the Legislative Council later today. The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Melina…
DetailsVictorian farmers waited two long years for tough new on-the-spot fines to stop farm invasions that threaten their safety and farm biosecurity. But last month, the Labor Party teamed up with the Greens to block amendments that would have doubled the maximum fine for illegal entry on Victorian farms. Stopping these amendments is a move…
DetailsThe Victorian Labor Government’s unwillingness to support a western Victorian food manufacturer to expand its local operations has seen our state lose thousands of jobs to South Australia. South Australian Premier Steven Marshall is today celebrating his state securing a massive investment in food manufacturing with Horsham’s Australian Plant Proteins to set up a commercial…
DetailsThe Victorian Liberals and Nationals today announce changes to the Shadow Cabinet team to deliver our plan to make Victoria number one again. Our new Shadow Cabinet aligns the skills and experiences of the Victorian Liberals and Nationals team with our plan to recover, rebuild and fix the issues holding families and small…
DetailsState 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…
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