Country communities are worried about the spread of COVID-19 out of Melbourne after the Andrews Labor Government’s failed management of hotel quarantine and contact tracing says The Nationals leader Peter Walsh. He said regional Victorians are demanding Daniel Andrews puts tougher measures in place to deter locked down Melbourne residents from travelling to country areas.…
DetailsA research hub for the timber industry won’t save the tens of thousands of jobs that will be lost as a result of the Andrews Government’s green agenda. Labor will ban Victoria’s sustainable, responsible native timber industry in 2030, axing tens of thousands of jobs that rely on the $7.32 billion industry. Shadow Minister for…
DetailsTHE Echuca-Moama COVID-19 bubble has to be urgently reconstructed before it bursts. Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh is co-ordinating business and community demands that checkpoints be moved from the Murray River back as far as the Barmah turnoff. Mr Walsh said the gridlock trying to move so many people through the checkpoint on Meninya…
DetailsYoung people struggling with their mental health during, and after, the coronavirus pandemic will be able to access targeted, personalised therapy with Orygen through an innovative Victorian Government program. Orygen Specialist Program provides mental health services for young people aged 15 to 25; with a focus on early intervention with those who have severe and/or…
DetailsDear Editor, The decision not to include most of regional Victoria in the six week COVID-19 lockdown will provide some long overdue relief for country businesses and communities. We desperately needed the news that we will not face further lockdowns as a result of outbreaks in Melbourne. Now the Premier must implement what he’s said…
DetailsNSW authorities have announced twin town communities along the Murray River will be regarded as ‘bubbles’ and their residents will be treated differently when the NSW-Victoria borders are closed at midnight. This will be the first time the borders have closed since 1919 – and that was at the height of the Spanish Influenza epidemic.…
DetailsThe Nationals leader Peter Walsh said the Andrews Labor Government has almost, finally, got part of the state’s COVID-19 management plan right. To regard regional Victoria as one area and Melbourne another. Mr Walsh said it has only taken Premier Daniel Andrews months to grasp what the Liberal Nationals have been saying, asking, demanding for…
DetailsThe decision not to include most of regional Victoria in today’s six week COVID-19 lockdown will provide some long overdue relief for country businesses and communities. Victorians have worked hard to do our bit to stop the spread of the virus and save lives, but the worsening figures in Melbourne cannot be ignored. The bad…
DetailsVICTORIA’S river towns face a number of confusing cross-border challenges; but the Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, said crime is one that needs to be urgently addressed. And he said there was a proven blueprint already in place in other states and on which a successful model could be run here. Mr Walsh said…
DetailsConsumers across the region have been, and are still being, failed badly during COVID-19; with the Andrews Labor Government refusing to provide an adequate avenue for people to have their complaints handled, according to the Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh. He said the Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) website is now the only option for…
DetailsA Michael O’Brien-led Liberal Nationals government will rebuild and restore the Country Fire Authority (CFA) which has been gutted by the Andrews Labor Government. The CFA has a long and proud history protecting Victorian lives and property, but has been gutted by a union-led takeover, with hundreds of CFA staff being stripped out and…
DetailsRegional Victoria must be allowed to hang out the ‘open’ sign now before it is beyond recovery. The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said the urgent need is now “as beyond discussion as it is beyond a joke”. Mr Walsh said northern Victoria has been shackled to the shambles of the…
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