Labor must park its plan to lock up more public land

Bush users have converged on State Parliament today against a plan to lock up more of Victoria’s public land. More than 77,000 hectares of public land will be locked up if the Andrews Labor Government adopts recommendations from the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council’s Central West Investigation final report. Leader of The Nationals and Member for…

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Question without Notice – Millawa Drought

Mr Walsh(Murray Plains) (11:08:44): My question is to the Premier. Farmers in the Millewa region have received less than 10 per cent of their annual rainfall this year, the worst season since the 1944–45 drought. Will the Premier go to the Millewa and meet with farmers there within the next two weeks?

Constituency Question – Town Bus Routes Echuca

Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) (11:49:04): (1064) My constituency question is to the Minister for Public Transport, and it is on behalf of the residents of Echuca. Twelve months ago Transport for Victoria visited the Campaspe Shire Council and advised they did not have a time line for a review of bus routes and bus stops…

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Members Statement – Hon Tim Fischer

Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) (13:25:56): Last week we sadly lost a true-blue, great Australian with the passing of Tim Fischer, AC. Tim was a big personality with a big hat and an even bigger heart. A former Deputy Prime Minister and former federal Leader of The Nationals, Tim was also a devoted family man, a farmer,…

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Thousands sign petition to keep public land for the public

Bush users are standing against the Andrews Labor Government’s agenda to lock up public land. A petition calling for a parliamentary inquiry into public land management received thousands of signatures over the weekend at the National 4×4 Outdoors Show, Fishing and Boating Expo at the Melbourne Showgrounds. Leader of The Nationals Peter Walsh was at…

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Statement on Tim Fischer

Thursday 22 August 2019   On behalf of the Victorian Nationals I wish to extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of former Federal Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer AC. Tim epitomised everything it means to be a great Australian. A devoted family man, a farmer, a Vietnam war veteran,…

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Shade Grants Now Open

Local schools, community groups and sporting clubs across the Murray Plains electorate are encouraged to apply for funding from the 2019 Shade Grants Program that is now open. Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said by establishing shaded areas within our schools and communities we can seriously abate the negative…

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Celebrating Book Week

Reading Is My Secret Power is the theme of Book Week 2019 that is being celebrated in schools across the Murray Plains electorate this week. Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said he was pleased to be invited by Kyabram Early Learning Centre to read a book of his choosing…

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