No-one really knows when, or if, we are going to have another COVID outbreak – but The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says we can have an effective and transparent process that will put an end to the financial destruction and emotional trauma of the Andrews Labor Government going in and…
DetailsThe profitability of Victorian fruit and vegetable growers will be carved up after the Andrews Labor Government refused to fight a decision to label locally-produced fruit juice less healthy than diet soft drink. The controversial decision comes as part of a review of the health star rating (HSR) system by the Australia and New Zealand…
DetailsRegional Victorian families and businesses are back in lockdown because Daniel Andrews isn’t prepared to do the hard work to get gold standard contact tracing in place. While all Victorians are forced to again live under harsh restrictions, New South Wales has successfully put processes in place that ensure the state can continue to function…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, said Daniel Andrews can use any – indeed every – one of his vast array of excuses, distorted facts and baseless claims but the figures don’t lie. Mr Walsh said barely 12 per cent of the promised $100 million Andrews Labor government funding for the…
DetailsEvidence behind the decision to impose a heavily restricted duck season in Victoria in 2021 must be released, after Tasmania confirmed a full three-month season this year. The hunting community has labelled the Andrews Labor Government’s 20-day season and limit of two birds per day a stealth attempt to regulate the sector out of existence.…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, has thrown down the gauntlet to Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley over the future of the long-overdue new Swan Hill hospital. Speaking in Parliament, Mr Walsh issued a direct invitation to Mr Foley to join him in a visit to the town to see…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, said this weekend’s declaration of a severely restricted 2021 duck season is the clearest message yet that Daniel Andrews and Labor have turned their back on regional Victorians. Mr Walsh said after a wet year, the Andrews Labor Government’s declaration of a 20-day season with…
DetailsCongestion at city boat ramps and investment in boating facilities in rural and regional Victoria will be on the agenda at a meeting with key fishing stakeholders this week. Victorian Liberal Nationals MPs will engage with peak recreational fishing body VRFish on key opportunities and challenges for the sector at the meeting on Mornington Peninsula.…
DetailsMany regional Victorian businesses still haven’t received desperately-needed grants funding more than six months since Andrews Government-imposed shutdowns forced regional economies to their knees, The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, said. Mr Walsh said analysis of the grants revealed a total lack of accountability or transparency on 14 of the 20…
DetailsThe message from the Murray River tourism industry was painfully clear at a meeting of major clubs and tourism operators in Echuca-Moama this morning. Organised by The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, the wider industry said if the Victorian borders do not open immediately, many of them will die. Mr Walsh…
DetailsThe Andrews Labor Government has wasted at least $7.7 million from the taxpayer purse covering up its mistakes and shifting blame for its disastrous Hotel Quarantine program says The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh. He said Labor’s bungled Hotel Quarantine program caused Victoria’s second wave of coronavirus and resulted in 801…
DetailsVictorian farmers may be waiting six months for seasonal workers under the Andrews Labor Government’s quarantine arrangement with Tasmania. Despite farmers’ livelihoods being on the line if they can’t get access to a seasonal workforce, Agriculture Minister Mary-Anne Thomas couldn’t guarantee that workers will actually be available by June 30 when asked by the Liberal…
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