Wednesday 15 March 2017 Background Building a Lock Zero at Wellington before water from the Murray River flows into South Australia’s Lower Lakes should be on the agenda for Friday’s Ministerial Council in Mildura. Five barrages are installed through the Lower Lakes system downstream from Lake Alexandrina. Up to 950GL of water is lost each…
DetailsWednesday 15th March 2017 The 2017 Men’s Shed Funding Round is now open. Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains said grants of up to $60 000 are now available to construct a new men’s shed redevelop an existing shed or co-locate a shed. Mr Walsh said refurbishment grants of up to…
DetailsTuesday 14th March 2017 AMP’s Tomorrow Fund is once again offering $1 million in grants to amazing Australians doing great things – and Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh is encouraging people across the Murray Plains electorate to apply. The grants program is open to individuals of all ages walks…
DetailsFriday 10th March 2017 Dear Editor Bills introduced to Victorian Parliament March 7-9 2016 This week three Bills were introduced to the Victorian Parliament which may be of interest to Murray Plains constituents. The Family Violence Protection Amendment Bill 2017 will no doubt be of interest to many. The Ports and Marine Legislation Amendment Bill…
DetailsThursday 9th March 2017 “There is a very good saying that a fish rots from the head down and sadly that is what we have in place now under Daniel Andrews “ said Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh. Mr Walsh said this week’s Parliamentary sitting showed the Andrews Labor…
DetailsThursday 9th March 2017 Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said that relief on skyrocketing gas and electricity prices for regional small businesses has been pushed to the backburner by the Andrews Government. Small Business Minister Philip Dalidakis refused to answer questions in Parliament today on whether his department was…
DetailsThursday 9th March 2017 Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh has slammed the Labor Government’s announcement of yet another investigation into rail services on the Bendigo line. Minister for Public Transport Jacinta Allan this week announced a study investigating how to use local transport to improve access to local employment…
DetailsTuesday 7 March 2017 The Liberal Nationals support the ban on fracking in Victoria. We don’t support anything that would put at risk farm land or our water supplies. Both the energy sector and the government need to undertake significant technical studies and consultation with rural communities about conventional onshore gas. We support a…
DetailsMonday 2nd March 2017 Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh says it is an absolute nonsense for country people to pay a new tax to regulate Uber transport services operating in city settings. He said the Andrews Labor Government is proposing legislation in the Victorian Parliament that all commercial passenger…
DetailsFriday 3rd March 2017 Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh has issued an invitation to the constituents of the Murray Plains Electorate to visit Parliament House for the Open Day on Sunday 19 March 2017 between 10.30 am and 3.30 pm. “This is great opportunity for people to have a…
DetailsFriday 24th February 2017 Nationals Federal Member for Murray Damian Drum MP says the Liberal National Commonwealth Government has signed over $97m in funding to the Victorian Government for the construction of a new Echuca Moama Bridge. “˜With the additional $97m of Commonwealth money now in the hands of the Victorian Government it’s time to…
DetailsWednesday 22 February 2017 The Andrews Government’s hostility toward Victoria’s forestry industry will bleed jobs Shadow Minister for Agriculture Peter Walsh has said. Mr Walsh said workers at two major forestry businesses in East Gippsland and the Latrobe Valley would be devastated at Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford’s failure to commit to doing anything to…
DetailsWednesday 22 February 2017 While a tragic accident occurred at Essendon airport yesterday it should not result in a knee-jerk reaction to close a vital transport hub for regional and rural Victorians. This airport is a critically important base for a number of public services that protect and help country Victorians in times of…
DetailsFriday 17th February 2017 EQUIPMENT UPGRADE FOR ECHUCA SES The Echuca SES Unit has received a funding boost under the first round of the Emergency Services Volunteer Sustainability Grants Program. Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said the Echuca unit had applied for a new light tower and has been…
DetailsFriday 17th February 2017 The Rochester CFA has received a funding boost under the first round of the Emergency Services Volunteer Sustainability Grants Program. Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said the brigade had applied for new lighting and has been successful with a grant of $4 470. Mr Walsh…
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