Family-run cellar doors have been excluded from accessing the Andrews Labor Government’s business support. Wineries desperate for financial relief after months of forced shutdowns have been blocked from the third round of the Business Support Fund grants, which are available to hospitality and retailers. Acting Shadow Minister for Gaming and Liquor Regulation Peter Walsh said…
DetailsDear Editor, Regional Victorians have paid a high price for Daniel Andrews’ mistakes in Melbourne. Resilience is in the blood of country people, but this second shutdown has smashed our businesses and communities. All because Daniel Andrews let the virus slip through the cracks of hotel quarantine. Refusing to accept the Federal Government’s offer of…
DetailsWorkforce limits on Victorian meat processors must be immediately increased with the appropriate safety precautions to ensure industry can keep up with growing consumer demand. The industry fears it won’t be able to keep up during peak spring season and in the lead up to Christmas if it continues to be restricted to two-thirds of…
DetailsSWAN HILL could get eight new hospitals for the $750 million the Andrews Labor government will now spend disposing of toxic soil as part of the West Gate tunnel project. Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said the soil scandal has stalled the $7.6 billion tunnel project for almost a year – with the meter…
DetailsHAVING last week raised the matter of driver licence testing for the third time in Parliament, The Nationals have received an undertaking from the Minister it would resume today. But The Nationals Victoria leader Peter Walsh said now the “very overdue” decision to resume licence testing in regional Victoria has been made “it is not…
DetailsFrom 11.59pm Wednesday night regional Victoria moved to Step 3 of restrictions. It’s a much needed announcement for our area, especially for local businesses and those who have been socially isolated. While the changes are incremental, we now have more opportunity to get back out in the community and support each other and local business. I…
DetailsMember for Murray Plains and The Nationals Victorian leader Peter Walsh has taken the plight of regional Victoria’s health and fitness industry to Parliament. Mr Walsh said at a time when regional Victoria looks set to restart its economy, the jobs – and futures – of more than 40,000 have been left hanging in the…
DetailsThere’s light at the end of the tunnel as regional Victoria comes out of the second wave. We’ve all had to make choices we never thought we’d be asked to make. As a member for a regional electorate that’s been living the daily pain of border closures, I know all too well the sacrifices we’ve…
DetailsBackground Labor’s Attorney-General Jill Hennessy has today refused to guarantee that the Andrews Labor Government won’t make changes to the Public Health and Wellbeing Act to stop Victorians from accessing compensation for its destructive coronavirus restrictions. The Public Health and Wellbeing Act allows a person who suffers loss arising from a direction of the Chief…
DetailsThe Liberal Nationals will move a no-confidence motion in the Premier. It is the first step needed to dissolve the Parliament and allow Victorians to vote the toxic Andrews Labor Government out of office. The no-confidence motion follows a number of failures, cover-ups and lies by Daniel Andrews and his Labor Government including: the avoidable…
DetailsSole traders who run their business from home continue to be overlooked for financial support to help them stay afloat as harsh coronavirus restrictions smash incomes of Victoria’s smallest businesses. The Andrews Labor Government’s latest business support package again fails to provide any funds for Victorians running their own business from home as a sole…
DetailsREGIONAL Victoria will tomorrow night move to Step Three of the Victorian Government’s COVID-19 – but freedom is still not on the agenda until the end of November. Premier Daniel Andrews has announced changes which end any restrictions on leaving home, will allow public gatherings of as many as 10 people and see schools go…
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