Victoria is the food bowl of our nation. From the orchard rows in the Goulburn Valley come the peaches and pears that fill our children’s lunchboxes. From the dairies in Gippsland and South West comes the milk that fills our coffee and cereal. The Mallee has long produced some of the world’s best citrus,…
DetailsThe rain has eased but the emergency has not ended. Our thoughts are with those affected, and our sincere thanks to SES volunteers and other emergency services personnel. The scenes of flooding in our state, reaching virtually into the middle of Melbourne, are devastating. It is clear that affected communities, families and…
DetailsYarrawonga P-12 College will receive long overdue funding to complete stage two works under an $18 million Liberals and Nationals’ plan. The funding will allow the college to cater for more students in the region, with the construction of new classroom blocks for Years 5-8, and 9-12, uniting the junior and senior students on the…
DetailsDiners at restaurants or people ordering takeaway will know whether the seafood they’re ordering is local or imported under a Liberal and Nationals plan. An elected Liberal and Nationals Government would introduce country of origin labelling requirements for food sold for immediate consumption. The changes mean businesses such as pubs, cafés, restaurants and local takeaway…
DetailsVictoria’s High Country communities will have their history immortalised in a High Country Hall of Fame under a Liberal and Nationals Government. Leader of the Nationals, Peter Walsh, and Shadow Minster for Tourism, Cindy McLeish, announced $750,000 in funding to determine the best location and design for a future High Country Hall of Fame. The…
Details“As a Victorian, and as an Australian, I have been labouring under the misapprehension I live in a democracy – but I don’t, not if I live in Victoria. “You don’t live in a democracy when you have a government threatening people with repercussions if they dare have an opinion or dare speak to someone…
DetailsChurchill community sporting groups are one step closer to having a state-of-the-art Sporting Hub at Gaskin Park with the Liberals and Nationals pledging $4 million to support the project. The commitment will see construction of multi-use changerooms for both male and female athletes and officials, construction of a second netball court, resurfacing of the junior…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says people across his electorate will be major winners from the Liberal Nationals sweeping restructure of how healthcare is delivered – immediately and in the future. Mr Walsh says a key part of the plan to fix the health crisis is a new $325 million…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says an elected Liberal Nationals Government will immediately introduce legislation to run “a simple piece of digital technology” that could save Victorians as much as $800 in fuel costs every year. Mr Walsh says the Liberal Nationals government in NSW has provided its residents with…
DetailsInnovation will be the key in a Liberal and Nationals’ plan to address regional Victoria’s mobile blackspots. Under a Liberal and Nationals Government, Victorians in areas with poor mobile coverage would be eligible for a rebate to install mobile boosters in vehicles, homes and businesses. The subsidy is part of a $150 million Connecting Country…
DetailsA Regional Affordable Housing Summit is cold comfort to people struggling to find a place to live and businesses unable to recruit new staff in regional areas. This is not a problem that appeared overnight. It’s the result of poor planning from the Andrews Labor Government, and new parcels of land getting tied up…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says northern Victoria has not escaped the Andrews Labor government’s planned demolition of the individual’s right to walk their dog, take a swim or wet their line. Mr Walsh says Daniel Andrews is on a power trip, determined to control every aspect of our lives…
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