Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh says The Nationals will do everything in their power to rescue and restore the independence and pride of the CFA. Mr Walsh said last week’s latest resignation of yet another CFA chief officer must be seen as the final straw. He said the Andrews Labor Government has made promises…
DetailsNorthern Victoria’s financial future is being held to ransom by Melbourne’s out-of-control COVID-19 outbreaks, which is seeing new case numbers explode in the past week. Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said Australia had a total of 47 new cases on Saturday – and 41 of them were in Victoria. None of them in Campaspe…
DetailsMember for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said Rochester Primary School is celebrating the rescue of its school crossing. Mr Walsh said for a small regional school, which would never qualify for paid crossing attendants, a decision by Campaspe Shire to maintain the infrastructure outside the school is still a major good-news outcome. He said an…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, is encouraging local students to enter the 2020 Parliament Prize competition. Mr Walsh said the Parliament Prize was an annual competition that provided students with a chance to experience the parliamentary process and raise awareness on a matter that was important to them. “This year the Parliament…
DetailsHOONS have taken over many of Echuca’s streets after dark and residents have had enough. And are blaming much of the trouble on the Victorian Government for not providing the town with enough police resources to effectively protect the community. A group of them have joined forces with Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh to…
DetailsDear Editor, Daniel Andrews has turned his back on Victorian producers. China’s unjustified decision to impose an 80 per cent tariff on Australian barley threatens Victorian jobs and our state’s economy. It clearly shows the cracks in Daniel Andrews’ secret Belt and Road deal with Beijing. Victorian farmers are being smashed by Chinese government imposed…
DetailsDaniel Andrews’ city-centric shutdowns are unfairly costing jobs in at local businesses in Kerang and district. Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said a sudden backflip on coronavirus restrictions from the Andrews Government over the weekend had blindsided local restaurants, cafes, hotels and bars that had planned to reopen to 50 diners. “Coronavirus shutdowns…
DetailsDaniel Andrews’ city-centric shutdowns are unfairly costing jobs in at local businesses in Kyabram. Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said a sudden backflip on coronavirus restrictions from the Andrews Government over the weekend had blindsided local restaurants, cafes, hotels and bars that had planned to reopen to 50 diners. “Coronavirus shutdowns have smashed…
DetailsDaniel Andrews’ city-centric shutdowns are unfairly costing jobs in at local businesses in Swan Hill. Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said a sudden backflip on coronavirus restrictions from the Andrews Government over the weekend had blindsided local restaurants, cafes, hotels and bars that had planned to reopen to 50 diners. “Coronavirus shutdowns have…
DetailsDaniel Andrews’ city-centric shutdowns are unfairly costing jobs in at local businesses in Echuca. Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said a sudden backflip on coronavirus restrictions from the Andrews Government over the weekend had blindsided local restaurants, cafes, hotels and bars that had planned to reopen to 50 diners. “Coronavirus shutdowns have smashed…
DetailsDaniel Andrews’ city-centric shutdowns are unfairly costing jobs in at local businesses in Rochester. Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said a sudden backflip on coronavirus restrictions from the Andrews Government over the weekend had blindsided local restaurants, cafes, hotels and bars that had planned to reopen to 50 diners. “Coronavirus shutdowns have smashed…
DetailsDaniel Andrews’ city-centric shutdowns are unfairly costing jobs in regional Victoria. Victorian food service businesses had planned to reopen to 50 people on Monday under a planned easing of coronavirus restrictions. Leader of The Nationals and Shadow Minister for Regional Victoria and Decentralisation Peter Walsh said the Andrews Labor Government had blindsided country businesses with…
DetailsTHE numbers don’t lie and right now Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said the numbers don’t add up. And he said ongoing indecision around the numbers is putting local schoolchildren at risk. Mr Walsh stood up in Parliament this week in an urgent bid to save the Echuca East Primary School pedestrian crossing. “According…
DetailsAgriculture Minister Jaclyn Symes has again refused to fight for jobs in Victoria’s timber communities – including those in her own electorate of Northern Victoria. Federal Labor has slammed the Andrews Government’s plan to ban Victoria’s native timber industry by 2030, with Senator Raff Ciccone telling Parliament this week: “Every single one of these jobs…
DetailsThe Andrews Labor Government’s decision not to renew the Wild Dog Management Advisory Committee decimates years of hard work to protect livestock against vicious wild dog attacks. The Committee was recently notified it will be disbanded when the current term ends in June 2020. Agriculture Minister Jaclyn Symes says she will instead be seeking ‘bespoke…
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