Tuesday 28 July 2020 The Andrews Labor Government’s failure to get coronavirus outbreaks at meatworks under control is threatening the supply of food to supermarket shelves. High demand for meat through the COVID-19 crisis has seen supermarket shelves stripped bare, but the Andrews Labor Government has flagged it will consider closing meat processors as…
DetailsA review of the Victorian timber industry’s Code, announced by the Andrews Labor Government today, is another nail in the coffin for local jobs and industry confidence. Shadow Minister for Agriculture Peter Walsh said the Government’s review of the Code of Practice for Timber Production 2014 will do nothing to protect jobs. “The Andrews Labor…
DetailsEmpty words from the Andrews Labor Government aren’t enough to fix the challenges facing Victoria’s cross-border communities. While we all understand the critical need to stop the spread of this deadly virus, the closures have forced families apart, cut countless workers off from their workplace and stopped the flow of goods and services. Further restrictions…
DetailsFurther measures must be enforced to protect regional Victoria from Melbourne’s coronavirus crisis. Unnecessary travel into regional Victoria will only increase the risk of spreading COVID-19, and delay the easing of restrictions in Melbourne and Mitchell Shire. The recent case of a Melbourne woman forcing the shutdown of several businesses in East Gippsland after breaching…
DetailsAn urgent solution is needed to resolve a ban on seasonal workers crossing into and out of Victoria from midnight tonight. The ban is part of strict new border controls and has left Victoria’s horticulture sector concerned about the supply of labour for the future. Shadow Minister for Agriculture Peter Walsh wrote to Victorian Agriculture…
DetailsNSW Border Restrictions Covid-19 – 21 July 2020 On July 20, the NSW Government announced changes to COVID-19 restrictions for those entering and exiting NSW. As of 11.59pm July 21, 2020 the following restrictions come into place (as noted in the NSW Public Health (Covid-19 Border Control) Order 2020 – Dated 20 July 2020) The…
DetailsMember for Murray Plains Peter Walsh is looking for the millions, even hundreds of millions, of dollars that have been spent on upgrading the Echuca-Bendigo train line. But he said he can’t find them anywhere. In April 2017 the Andrews Labor Government announced a $91 million spend on the Echuca-Bendigo line so it could go…
DetailsA $20 million Echuca West business investment, at risk of running off the rails because of Victorian Government red tape, has finally been given the green light after five years in a political black hole. It includes a 3200 square-metre supermarket and 500 square-metres of retail space, which could accommodate three to five retail stores,…
DetailsTHE CFA has once again delivered its opinion of the proud group’s forced merger – mandated by the Andrew Labor Government – with its board chairman the latest high profile casualty. Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said Greg Smith was thrown in the deep end to take over the CFA board at the height…
DetailsCountry communities are worried about the spread of COVID-19 out of Melbourne after the Andrews Labor Government’s failed management of hotel quarantine and contact tracing says The Nationals leader Peter Walsh. He said regional Victorians are demanding Daniel Andrews puts tougher measures in place to deter locked down Melbourne residents from travelling to country areas.…
DetailsA research hub for the timber industry won’t save the tens of thousands of jobs that will be lost as a result of the Andrews Government’s green agenda. Labor will ban Victoria’s sustainable, responsible native timber industry in 2030, axing tens of thousands of jobs that rely on the $7.32 billion industry. Shadow Minister for…
DetailsTHE Echuca-Moama COVID-19 bubble has to be urgently reconstructed before it bursts. Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh is co-ordinating business and community demands that checkpoints be moved from the Murray River back as far as the Barmah turnoff. Mr Walsh said the gridlock trying to move so many people through the checkpoint on Meninya…
DetailsYoung people struggling with their mental health during, and after, the coronavirus pandemic will be able to access targeted, personalised therapy with Orygen through an innovative Victorian Government program. Orygen Specialist Program provides mental health services for young people aged 15 to 25; with a focus on early intervention with those who have severe and/or…
DetailsDear Editor, The decision not to include most of regional Victoria in the six week COVID-19 lockdown will provide some long overdue relief for country businesses and communities. We desperately needed the news that we will not face further lockdowns as a result of outbreaks in Melbourne. Now the Premier must implement what he’s said…
DetailsNSW authorities have announced twin town communities along the Murray River will be regarded as ‘bubbles’ and their residents will be treated differently when the NSW-Victoria borders are closed at midnight. This will be the first time the borders have closed since 1919 – and that was at the height of the Spanish Influenza epidemic.…
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