The Nationals Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, reckons Victoria is on a fast track to anarchy because the justice system is so badly broken. Mr Walsh says in Echuca this morning a business owner armed himself with a baseball bat to chase a shoplifter. Within an hour of him posting a video…
DetailsThe Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says the staggering $373,000 the average Victorian is being slugged in taxes to buy a house and land package has finally revealed the full extent of the Allan Labor government’s “unprecedented financial incompetence”. Mr Walsh says anyone buying a new house in this state will now spend…
DetailsThe Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, has dismissed the Allan Labor government’s response to the flood inquiry as a callous example of a citycentric government which “couldn’t care less about regional Victoria and regional Victorians”. Mr Walsh says not only is the Allan Labor government’s response “inadequate in the extreme” it looks even…
DetailsThe Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, is urging Returned and Services League (RSL) sub-branches across his electorate to apply for funding to assist with restoring community war memorials, avenues of honour and capital works to upgrade RSL facilities. Mr Walsh says grants of up to $30,000 are now available to restore war memorials…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says Echuca Police will walk off the job tomorrow afternoon in a symbolic 30-minute protest at stalled pay talks with the Allan Labor government. Mr Walsh says with crime dominating headlines across the state and Victoria’s shrinking police force desperately holding the frontline of community safety, he…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says while people have been enjoying their Christmas/New Year holidays, the Allan Labor government working behind closed doors has begun dismantling the independence of local health services. Mr Walsh says Premier Allan’s “under the holiday radar” announcement last week of its new local health service networks…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, is making implementation of the flood study covering the Campaspe at Rochester and Echuca his priority for 2025. Mr Walsh says the floods happened in October 2022 and we are now in 2025 – and still waiting. He says the consulting and bureaucracy has dragged…
DetailsTreasurer Tim Pallas has abandoned the sinking ship that is Victoria under a Labor government, just like his equally complicit former boss Daniel Andrews, before the whole state economy hits the fan says The Nationals Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh. He says the writing is clearly on Labor’s wall – they’ve got the…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says the Allan Labor government’s latest tax grab – more than $2.1 billion through the fire services levy – is pure theft. Mr Walsh says the tax slug has been almost doubled, from 8.7 cents per $1000 in a property’s capital improved value, to a whopping…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) is demanding emergency powers to shut down rooftop solar power – in every state. Mr Walsh says he had to read the AEMO news several times to grasp the message – and its blatant condemnation of the “stupidity of…
DetailsAfter a decade of unparalleled stability and growth for The Nationals in Victoria, Peter Walsh has stood down as leader of the party and deputy leader of the Coalition. But will continue working hard as the Member for Murray Plains. Mr Walsh has dedicated the past 22 years to serving regional and rural…
DetailsThe Department of Government Services has conceded a key website designed to improve the transparency of local councils was a dud, describing it as “end of life” and “ageing”. The website dubbed “Know Your Council” was very much the shopfront of local government, allowing interaction with the public, but in the words of the…
DetailsThe Allan Labor Government’s secret credit card continues to be used in over-drive, with public libraries the latest recipient. Libraries relied on a $5.5 million Treasurer’s Advance to top-up funds as a result of another budget cut. Originally designed for emergencies, Treasurer’s Advances have become Labor’s routine tool to prop up government operations, undermining transparency…
DetailsDear Editor, Regional Victorians will now have no choice but to pay $25 million a day to pay the interest bill on Labor’s debt that is set to rocket to $200 billion in the next two years. That’s correct, $200 BILLION of debt. Labor has no plan to pay down this debt…
DetailsLocal council monitors, appointed to act as the last line of defence against poor governance, earn $1335 per day – plus expenses. The wages bill is footed by ratepayers in an era where councils are already cash-strapped and fearing for their sustainability. The admission came from the Department of Government Services, which fronted…
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