The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says the most urgent need is the massive third wave of the pandemic – swamping Australia with mental health and wellbeing crises. Mr Walsh said the most vulnerable sector has been our young people; but there is collateral damage across all age groups as a…
DetailsRegional Victorians will hold the Premier to his promise today to finally walk back Labor’s destructive policy of sudden, statewide lockdowns. After 18 months of calls to dump the policy, from country communities and the Liberal Nationals, Daniel Andrews today flagged an intention to move to a “focused and targeted series of measures” in hotspots.…
DetailsQuestions are being asked of the Andrews Labor Government’s decision to force students in regional communities into remote learning, particularly in communities that have never had an active case of COVID-19. Victorian students will lose more time in the classroom with the confirmation they won’t be back in Term Three, despite growing reports isolation and…
DetailsExtension of Victoria’s seasonal worker deal with Tasmania is long overdue, but the 1500 places announced today is a band aid solution that won’t make a dent in the tens of thousands of vacancies across the sector. The paperwork to extend the deal has been sitting on the Premier’s desk for three weeks, leaving Victorian…
DetailsThe Nationals leader Peter Walsh says the Liberals Nationals are focused on delivering their positive vision for Victoria. A vision that includes rolling out a plan about getting us out of the pandemic black hole in which Victoria has been trapped for the past 18 months and getting the state moving again. Mr Walsh says…
DetailsAt 6pm today the Andrews Labor Government will once again change border crossing permits. Victorian cross border commissioner Luke Wilson said this will be the 30th amendments to the Andrews Labor Government’s permit system. The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, said the key changes cut back on some of the most…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says the Andrews Labor Government seems determined to destroy border communities the length of the Murray after his unexpected decision to start trimming both sides of the bubble. Established in the earliest days of the pandemic 18 months ago, Mr Walsh said there was no…
DetailsVictorian farmers’ hopes of a record-breaking harvest are at risk while COVID restrictions continue to wreak havoc with availability of farm labourers. Worker shortages across the industry, including horticulture, grains, wool production and meat processing, have left farmers and farm businesses fearing the loss of this season’s food and fibre. With the Federal Liberal and…
DetailsFarmers are furious at being shut out of the Andrews Labor Government’s bungled attempts to deliver a pre-election promise to open more sites for riverfront camping in Victoria. Community backlash forced Labor to backtrack from its original promise to open 17,000km of river front land to campers, to instead trial the changes at 27 sites,…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, has responded to calls to clarify the upgraded mobile phone coverage for Woorinen South. Mr Walsh said this week’s announcement the town – caught in one of regional Victoria’s most notorious blackspots – would be getting a small cell 4G station to solve its communication…
DetailsDaniel Andrews is refusing to sign off on an extension to a seasonal worker deal with Tasmania, as workforce shortages leave Victorian farmers facing ploughing millions of dollars of fresh produce into the ground. Farmers have been calling for immediate action to solve the shortage for more than 12 months, but Victoria has done little…
DetailsMember for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said people power has been heard – and will be heard much more clearly – with news Woorinen South is finally going to get its own mobile phone tower. It will finally mean a reliable mobile phone coverage for 2650 homes and businesses in the area. Mr Walsh said…
DetailsThe Andrews Labor Government has muddied the waters with its mixed messages on whether 80 per cent vaccination rates will lead Victoria out of lockdown. Vaccination rates in the Shepparton region have reached 30.8 per cent of people aged over 15 fully vaccinated, while 55.1 per cent of people have at least received their first…
DetailsThe Andrews Labor Government has run out of excuses to delay fixing Victoria’s farm worker shortage, after the Federal Government today confirmed details of Australia’s ag visa program. The Federal Liberal and Nationals Government announced plans for the ag visa in June as part of the UK Free Trade Agreement. It was confirmed today the…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says confirmation vaccination rates in Victoria have fallen significantly behind NSW must be immediately addressed by the Andrews Labor Government. Mr Walsh says at current uptakes rates, Victoria will not reach National Cabinet’s key 70 per cent vaccination target until September 29 – more than…
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