The Bendigo community deserves to know full detail of a proposal to sell council-owned land to the Andrews Labor Government for the Bendigo GovHub before it goes to council for a final vote. Leader of The Nationals and Shadow Minister for Regional Victoria and Decentralisation Peter Walsh joined concerned community members today in Bendigo to…
DetailsThe Andrews Labor Government is ignoring the plight of the Sea Lake Mallee Rally by its failure to communicate with the rally committee, Leader of Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said today. Mr Walsh was in Sea Lake this week to receive a briefing from Event Secretary Alison McClelland and long standing…
DetailsThere’s just two weeks left for farmers, farm businesses and community members across the Murray Plains electorate to have your voice heard in the Inquiry to fix farm trespass laws. Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh urged farmers involved in the grazing, dairying, piggery and broiler industries to make a…
DetailsLeader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh is calling for nominations of local women to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women for 2020 Mr Walsh said the Women’s Honour Roll, established in 2001, celebrates the achievements of Victorian women in a wide range of fields including women from culturally and linguistically…
DetailsThe Victorian Ombudsman’s report on Fines Victoria complaints confirmed the concern and suspicions of motorists across the Murray Plains electorate, Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said today. Mr Walsh said that in a report tabled in the Victorian Parliament, the Ombudsman revealed a culture of mismanagement that has impacted…
DetailsLeader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh is encouraging local emergency service organisations to apply for funding through the 2019-20 Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program (VESEP). Mr Walsh said the program was open to the Country Fire Authority and Victorian State Emergency Services. “Volunteer emergency services carry out a crucial role…
DetailsLeader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh is encouraging women making a difference in the Murray Plains electorate to apply for a place on the Victorian Rural Women’s Network to develop their leadership skills and advocate for country communities. The $500,000 program provides funded places on a range of leadership programs…
DetailsLeader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh is encouraging young farmers to apply for a scholarship to help them build a productive and profitable career in agriculture. Mr Walsh said the Upskill and Invest Young Farmer Scholarship program provided young farmers under the age of 35 with funding for training or…
DetailsVoice. Treaty. Truth. The theme of 2019 NAIDOC week is so poignant for Victoria’s Indigenous communities. As we celebrate NAIDOC week, we do so against a backdrop of new opportunity as the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria begins to be established. Every day I see more and more of our Indigenous people coming into leadership…
DetailsLeader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh is encouraging local not-for-profit groups to apply for grants of up to $15,0000 under the The ANZ Seeds of Renewal Program. Mr Walsh said the program focuses specifically on helping build vibrant and sustainable rural communities with a population of 15,000 or fewer. This…
DetailsThe announcement by the Andrews Labor Government of a new crime reporting hotline will come as little comfort to rural Victorians struggling to get police to respond when they need it most. Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said the Andrews Labor Government has spent $212 million to provide a…
DetailsLeader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh is calling on local people to have their say on Victoria’s Mental Health System during the Royal Commission’s public submission phase. “Victoria’s mental health system needs urgent attention,” Mr Walsh said. “I am regularly contacted by people who have tried to raise their concerns…
DetailsVictorian farmers fear dwindling access to fodder supplies could get tighter from Monday when further transport subsidies for drought-affected farmers in New South Wales kick in. From July 1, farm businesses in NSW will be able to access a further $40,000 to assist with the cost of transporting stock, fodder and water within NSW or…
DetailsThe Andrews Labor Government isn’t providing police with the resources they need to tackle crime in the Rural City of Swan Hill local government area. Figures from the Crime Statistics Agency show a 19.57 per cent increase in the number of crimes since Daniel Andrews was elected in 2014, from 2,197 to 2,627. Leader of…
DetailsThe Andrews Labor Government isn’t providing police with the resources they need to tackle crime in the Shire of Gannawarra. Figures from the Crime Statistics Agency show a 44.14 per cent increase in the number of crimes since Daniel Andrews was elected in 2014, from 546 to 787. Leader of The Nationals and Member for…
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