Friday 18 November 2016 Dear Editor This year for the first time in five years the value of Victoria’s food and fibre exports fell. In 2015-16 exports totalled $11.9 billion. Last year they exceeded $12 billion. Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford says this is “outstanding” but the results are actually a wake-up call for this city-centric…
DetailsFriday 18 November 2016 Barnaby Joyce should be congratulated on his strong leadership today with regards to the 450GL upwater. Lisa Neville must get her South Australian Labor colleagues to understand that this upwater cannot be achieved without causing massive socio-economic upheaval in Victoria’s Basin communities. The 450GL deal secretly devised by former Labor Water…
DetailsThursday 17 November 2016 Melbourne’s dams now hold more water than they did at the same time last year. Melbourne’s water storages are at 72.5 per cent – 1313.8 billion litres. It means there is an extra 2.1 billion litres of water available for use than at this time last year. Storages are still filling…
DetailsWednesday 16 November 2016 Managing Victoria’s population growth is the biggest challenge facing Victoria today according to The Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh. Mr Walsh in conjunction with Leader of The Liberals Matthew Guy yesterday launched the Victorian Population Policy Taskforce which highlights the need to regionalize Victoria’s growth…
DetailsWednesday 16 November 2016 Dear Editor Managing our future population is one of Victoria’s most important challenges and it is vital we start making these plans today. Population growth is not a challenge that is unique to the city we also need to plan for the future populations of our rural and regional communities. I…
DetailsThursday 10 November 2016 Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford today failed to explain why the State Government’s long-promised plan for hunting in Victoria is not being released. In question time today The Nationals’ new Member for Northern Victoria Luke O’Sullivan asked Minister Pulford to explain the five month delay in the release of the Sustainable Hunting…
DetailsLetter to The Editor Last week five Bills were introduced to the Victorian Parliament which may be of interest to Murray Plains residents. The Bills are as follows: Creative Victoria Bill 2016 Heritage Bill 2016 Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors Amendment Bill 2016 Small Business Commission Bill 2016 More information on the proposed Bills can…
DetailsTuesday 8 November 2016 Woolworths said in 2014 they would stand with SPC Ardmona suppliers “for the long-term” yet today there are reports they might break that promise just two years in. We were reassured at the time that the supermarket giant would “bring certainty” and “confidence” to farmers but now they appear to be…
DetailsTuesday 8th November 2016 Council’s amendments Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – The minister at the table obviously went into a very lengthy explanation about the bill. Given he actually did not say anything at all I might make a few comments on this. The amendments that are before us came back from the upper house. One was…
DetailsMonday 31 October 2016 Dear Editor Wild dogs destroy our livestock and native animals and take an emotional toll on our farmers. This is not new so it beggars belief that our city-centric Labor Government have spent two years dismantling Victoria’s Wild Dog Control program. Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford wasted two years playing politics with…
DetailsThursday 27 October 2016 Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh is encouraging local sporting clubs to apply for grants of up to $150 000 to implement sustainable water management practices. A total of $2.3 million is available for sporting and recreation facilities in 10 municipalities including Gannawarra and Loddon Shires.…
DetailsWednesday 26 October 2016 The contribution of the Leitchville and Cohuna communities to conservative politics in Victoria will be reminisced at a drinks function next month in celebration of 100 years of continuous service by The Nationals. The Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said the function was part of…
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