Victoria will be leading the country in agricultural innovation after the Liberals and Nationals committed $8 million to establish the Agriculture Futures Extension Program (AFEP). The program will be available to grower groups across Victoria to deliver programs that assist primary producers in adopting new technologies and practices to boost profitability, productivity, and environmental sustainability.…
DetailsA Liberal and Nationals Government will deliver Shepparton’s long-overdue bypass. The Greater Shepparton community has been lobbying for the project since the mid-1990s, with the project becoming a political football. The Liberals and Nationals will end this stalemate, committing $260 million to get on with stage one of the project, despite silence from state and…
DetailsFor the past eight years Cohuna has battled hard to secure childcare to help the town grow. But the town continues to face an uphill battle attracting professionals without having the childcare facilities necessary for long-term investment. Which is why a Liberal and Nationals Government will provide the $800,000 the town’s progress association and Gannawarra…
DetailsOnly the Liberals and Nationals will ensure Swan Hill hospital has redevelopment stages one and two completed as the one project. An additional $60 million in funding to deliver stage two will turn the hospital into a 21st century, state-of-the-art facility to cater for a booming population. The works are part of the Liberals and…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, has congratulated Rochester CFA and SES for the news they will finally get a new, state-of-the-art combined operations complex. But Mr Walsh says as overdue as the announcement is, he believes the people of Rochester could only be disappointed that the urgent funding needed to…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says regional Victorians, all Victorians, should brace themselves for a tsunami of Federal budget cuts, proudly supported by Premier Daniel Andrews. Mr Walsh says Andrews has used the blame game – bleating underfunding from Canberra is responsible for all Victoria’s problems – to cover the…
DetailsToday’s Federal Budget will demonstrate yet again that Daniel Andrews and Labor can’t be trusted to deliver the investment regional Victoria deserves. Labor’s Federal Treasurer will tonight lock in cuts to regional projects across Victoria and all Daniel Andrews can say is; “that’s a matter for the Federal Government”. This comes despite his regular attacks…
DetailsMore people in country towns will be connected to town sewerage and water supply under a $40 million Liberal and Nationals plan. Under the Small Towns Water and Sewerage Fund, eligible water authorities will receive dollar-for-dollar funding to install town sewerage or potable water supplies in smaller communities. The fund will see the…
DetailsVictoria 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…
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