Today 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…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says the dream of having a family is fast becoming a nightmare for Victorian couples in IVF programs following an inexplicable decision by the Andrews Labor government to place treatments on hold until April 12; at the earliest. Mr Walsh said Daniel Andrews and his…
DetailsMember for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, is encouraging all local cricket clubs hoping for facility upgrades to have a crack at the latest round of funding to cover those needs. Mr Walsh said applications are now open for the next round of the Community Cricket Program that will provide opportunities for grass root cricket clubs…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says Victoria’s already delicate efforts to recover and rebuild have been dealt a savage blow as business owners across the state cry out for more support. Mr Walsh said despite the Andrews Labor Government trumpeting no more lockdowns once vaccine targets were met; tightening isolation…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says regional Victorians have just been hit with another price rise for the privilege of taking a trip on one of the state’s most underperforming services – the train. That is, Mr Walsh added, if they even get a train. In too many cases they…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says Victorian workers, families, students and businesses can welcome the New Year with yet another financial hit with further cost of living pressures as several of Daniel Andrews’ new and increased taxes come into effect. Mr Walsh said as local communities work hard just to…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says the arrival of the long-awaited increased speed – and more services – on the Echuca line are just another empty promise by the Andrews Labor Government. Mr Walsh said the only way the failure of this guaranteed Andrews Labor Government commitment could go any…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, said people are moving to Campaspe Shire in their droves – and Echuca in particular – with the region experiencing a 17 per cent, year on year, growth in migration for the past 12 months. People, Mr Walsh said, who were discovering the true appeal…
DetailsThe Andrews Labor Government’s border permit system has been labelled “downright unjust, even inhumane” in a scathing report released today by the Victorian Ombudsman. The Ombudsman’s investigation found the scheme, which saw thousands of Victorian citizens indefinitely locked out of their home state and effectively left homeless, resulted in “some of the most questionable decisions…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, today unveiled a $1 billion commitment to kick start regional Victoria’s economy after two years – and counting – of COVID. Mr Walsh said the $1 billion commitment to regional Victoria was part of the Victorian Liberal Nationals announcing the largest investment in manufacturing in…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Pere Walsh, said “heaven help regional Victoria” if there is another bushfire this summer to match the disaster of 2019/2020. Because, Mr Walsh explained, the Andrews Labor Government has cut Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) field staff by 133 people. He said in their…
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