On-the-spot fines to protect Victorian farmers against illegal activists invading their family farm will finally be introduced to State Parliament this week nearly two years since they were recommended. The Labor Government and its Agriculture Minister Mary-Anne Thomas have been dragged kicking and screaming to introduce legislation for fines of $1272 for activists caught illegally…
DetailsIndependent MPs have flipped to vote with Labor to pass the Andrews Government’s pandemic legislation power grab after a marathon 24-hour sitting of the State Parliament. The controversial pandemic legislation was fiercely opposed by Liberal and National MPs after legal experts and human rights advocates raised serious concerns that the Bill handed the government and…
DetailsLeader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says regional Victoria’s Christmas has been thrown into chaos because the supply chain has all but run out of pallets. Mr Walsh said it might sound laughable that the most basic item; such as a few pieces of wood nailed together; can have such…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says Victoria’s erratic independent MPs have joined with the Andrews Labor government to pass a new housing tax that has the potential to wreck home ownership across the state simply to feed “this government’s tax addiction”. Mr Walsh, who is also Shadow Minister for Regional…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says Victorian farms have been left exposed to fringe activists for almost two years because New on-the-spot fines for trespass still have not been put in place – almost two years after they were recommended. Mr Walsh said some of these activists can actually threaten…
DetailsA $9.3 billion pledge for a Melbourne metro rail project today is another slap in the face for farmers waiting 12 months for the Andrews Government to stump up $5 million for better regional rail. Work on the Murray Basin Rail Project in north-west Victoria ground to a halt after poor project management and cost…
DetailsA panicked, eleventh-hour decision by the Andrews Labor Government to defer a vote on the Premier’s shocking pandemic legislation is an admission this Bill is bad for all Victorians. On Thursday, the Andrews Government forced through a motion to defer the vote – despite Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes doggedly arguing on Tuesday it “be made an…
DetailsNew on-the-spot fines for extreme activists who trespass on Victorian farms and threaten the safety of farm families still aren’t in place, nearly two years since the protective measure was recommended. In June 2020, the Andrews Labor Government committed to introducing hefty on-the-spot fines for biosecurity breaches after it was recommended by a parliamentary inquiry…
DetailsA partial resumption of elective surgery in Melbourne and Geelong provides no relief for people in Mildura who have already spent too many months waiting in pain. Non-urgent elective surgery restarted at private hospitals and day procedure clinics in Melbourne and Geelong on Monday, bringing them in line with the 50 per cent cap in…
DetailsNew on-the-spot fines for extreme activists who trespass on Victorian farms and threaten the safety of farm families still aren’t in place, nearly two years since the protective measure was recommended. In June 2020, the Andrews Labor Government committed to introducing hefty on-the-spot fines for biosecurity breaches after it was recommended by a parliamentary inquiry…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, said the Andrews government being forced to backdown on bulldozing its controversial pandemic laws through Parliament is just the beginning. Mr Walsh said the only reason Daniel Andrews has taken such a public setback is because Victorians have finally woken up to the “insidious agenda…
DetailsA critical labour shortage in hospitality and accommodation will derail the recovery of Mildura’s pubs, cafes, hotels and motels unless the Victorian Government steps up to help fix it. The pandemic has ravaged Victoria’s hospitality and accommodation sectors, with lockdowns forcing tens of thousands of jobs to be axed while many other workers exited the…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, said four CFA brigades, Echuca Moama Search and Rescue and Echuca SES – across his electorate of Murray Plains – will share in $220,000 funding under the latest round of the Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program (VESEP). Mr Walsh said it was important local emergency…
DetailsLocal RSLs across the Mallee still haven’t received clarification on how to run COVID Safe Remembrance Day commemorations next week. RSLs across the state have called on the Andrews Government to explain its confusing rules, which appear to require volunteers to police vaccine passports and to turn away unvaccinated veterans from local commemorations. Leader of…
DetailsFarmers say regional roads in north-west Victoria will be smashed by thousands of additional truck movements this harvest while the Murray Basin Rail Project is still stalled under Labor. As Victorian farmers look ahead to a bumper grain harvest that’s predicted to top seven million tonnes, it’s been revealed today the botched Basin Rail upgrades…
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