Wednesday 27 June 2018 Background An elected Liberal Nationals Government will maximise freight movement efficiency and productivity in and out of the Port of Melbourne to boost Victoria’s freight and logistics sector. Under Daniel Andrews costs of using the Port of Melbourne have skyrocketed damaging the competitiveness and reputation of the Victorian economy and…
DetailsTuesday 26th June 2018 The Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh MP is calling for people to consider nominating an Ambulance Victoria staff member or volunteer for the 2019 Ambulance Service Medal Award. The Ambulance Service Medal is intended for front-line paramedics who provide service directly to the community particularly…
DetailsMonday 25th June 2018 To the editor Last week in the Victorian Parliament the Liberal Nationals proposed new laws that would fix Labor’s loophole and keep Russell Street Bomber Craig Minogue behind bars. Those new laws could have been in effect today ensuring nobody who has killed a police officer can walk free on parole ‘“ but the…
DetailsMonday 25 June 2018 An elected Liberal Nationals government will build the new Echuca Specialist School giving students and staff a much-needed modern new home at the Twin Rivers Primary School. Member for Murray Plains and Leader of The Nationals Peter Walsh was joined by Shadow Minister for Education Tim Smith today at the Echuca…
DetailsFriday 22 June 2018 Dear Editor Victorian shooters are rightly concerned by Daniel Andrews’ quiet launch of a major review of coastal wetlands and waterways. The Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC) review includes “any Crown land along Victoria’s coast” an area that takes in many state game reserves. In media reports this week Field…
DetailsWednesday 13 June 2018 By Peter Walsh Leader of The Nationals ‘“ Victoria A couple of weeks back Daniel Andrews quietly dumped his ‘˜Getting Things Done‘ slogan from Labor’s government press releases. Around the same time sheepish department officers were being dispatched to tell our freight industry and communities in North West Victoria…
DetailsTuesday 12th June 2018 Australia’s Federal Minister for Social Services Dan Tehan MP has been asked by the Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh MP to step in and expedite the sale of Random House in Rochester. Mr Walsh said he had been on bureaucratic red tape trail for more…
DetailsTuesday 12th June 2018 The Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh MP has called on the Victorian Transport Minister Jacinta Allan to expedite work on the Rochester Railway Station to establish the Rochester Sports Museum. John Forbes an avid collector of sports memorabilia through a very long career with Puma…
DetailsThursday 7 June 2018 Victorian farmers are losing crops and pastures and facing costly damage to fencing due to the Andrews Labor Government’s ongoing delays issuing permits to control rising numbers of kangaroos. Farmers have reported extensive delays ‘“ more than two months in some cases ‘“ to process applications for permits under the…
DetailsWednesday 6 June 2018 Labor’s botched upgrade of the Maryborough to Ararat rail line has left the line in a disastrous state just five months after it was reopened. The revelation follows Daniel Andrews’ decision to put an indefinite hold on Stage 3 of the $440 million Murray Basin Rail Project a project initiated…
DetailsTuesday 5 June 2018 Multi-million dollar investments by freight businesses in Victoria’s west and north-west have been significantly impacted by Daniel Andrews’ Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan’s decision to put an indefinite hold on the Murray Basin Rail Project. Today in State Parliament Question Time Jacinta Allan couldn’t say when the next stage of…
DetailsThursday 31st May 2018 The Victorian Shadow Minister for Education Tim Smith will visit the Echuca Specialist School to ramp up the fight for funding to support the staff students and families of the school. Mr Walsh met today with School Council President Scott Morrison and a delegation of parents to discuss the way forward…
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