The Companion of the Order of Australia awarded to former Premier Daniel Andrews must be revoked. Today, I have launched a petition calling for the support of Victorians to have the inappropriate and unjustified honour removed by the Governor General. Mr Andrews failed Victorians, and by extension Australians, with his handling of the…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has just glossed over “a decade of Labor incompetence, mismanagement, waste and culpability” in a bid to cover up her failure to support regional Victoria. Mr Walsh says regional Victorians make up a quarter of the state’s population but…
DetailsIn its latest budget, the Allan Labor government’s betrayal of regional Victoria is now complete. On May 7 Ms Allan had the gall to issue a 1700-word media release trumpeting how her government’s budget will offset the cost-of-living crisis we are all facing. In her own words: “The Victorian Budget 2024/25 is firmly focused on…
DetailsNew data confirms people are leaving Melbourne in favour of regional centres, yet the Allan Labor Government continues to shortchange those living beyond the metropolitan boundary. The Regional Movers Index highlights Geelong and Ballarat as growing destinations for city movers in a shift that is now significantly more than a Covid trend. It…
DetailsThe Allan Labor Government has abandoned the needs of regional Victoria, doing nothing to explain an alarming disparity in spending in city and country areas. Under heavy questioning at a Public Accounts and Estimate Committee hearing on Regional Development Victoria, Minister for Regional Development, Gayle Tierney, failed to provide genuine answers on the worrying…
DetailsDear Editor, The Allan Labor Government remains delusional about the state of our crumbling roads. Treasurer Tim Pallas has his head in the sand as potholes and go-slow zones continue to wreak havoc in regional Victoria. Rightly so, roads were a hot topic as Mr Pallas fronted a Public Accounts and Estimates…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says agriculture – regional Victoria’s economic powerhouse – has been betrayed by the Allan Labor government budget. Mr Walsh says Jacinta Allan has slashed agriculture spending; it is now down a whopping 30 per cent on funding just two years ago. He says…
DetailsThe Allan Labor Government’s State Budget has disregarded the cost-of-living crisis, delivering a brutal reality for hardworking regional Victorians. Households will be hit by dramatic hikes in both the fire services and waste levies, while funding for roads and agriculture continues to significantly lag behind past levels. Our crumbling roads are getting worse,…
DetailsThe Parliamentary Inquiry into Local Government funding and services has commenced, with local governments and members of the community urged to participate. Shadow Minister for Local Government, Peter Walsh, highlighted potential issues of cost-shifting, ranging from waste collection to the maintenance of road networks. “The commencement of this inquiry marks an essential step…
DetailsAs communities across the region continue to grapple with the aftermath of the devastating October 2022 floods, the future of the Rochester swimming pool remains uncertain. During a special sitting of the Legislative Council in Echuca, Nationals Member for Northern Victoria, Gaelle Broad, pressed Minister for Emergency Services, Jaclyn Symes, on the urgent matter…
DetailsThe Allan Labor Government must today rule out supporting a proposed new property tax on new developments across the Mornington Peninsula Shire. The proposed tax would see Mornington Peninsula Shire impose a 3.3 per cent levy on new residential and some commercial and industrial developments and could add $35,000 to the cost of a…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says the Allan Labor government’s crippling record debt is now putting lives on the line. And Mr Walsh says if Premier Jacinta Allan’s latest plan to rip countless millions of dollars out of the regional hospital system goes ahead people will end up paying…
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