Labor refuses to save forestry jobs

Thursday 1 June 2017   Background The Andrews Labor Government could save thousands of forestry jobs in Victoria by reducing the size of “˜highly precautionary’ timber harvest exclusion zones. At a parliamentary inquiry into VicForests VicForests Acting CEO Nathan Trushell confirmed the Leadbeater’s Possum was being detected at a rate “much higher than ever anticipated“.…

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Letter to Editor – Bills in Parliament May 24-25 2017

  Monday 29th May 2017   To the editor This week Daniel Andrews introduced a Bill to Parliament that seeks to rip apart Victoria’s CFA.   Firefighters’ Presumptive Rights Compensation and Fire Services Legislation Amendment (Reform) Bill 2017   Other bills introduced to Parliament last week are:   Bail Amendment (Stage One) Bill 2017 Children…

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Letter to Editor – Sign Kyabram Police Petition

Monday May 29th 2017   Dear Editor Through your paper I write to encourage all Kyabram community members to sign the petition that is presently circulating through the town calling for increased police presence and numbers. Kyabram is a special community which has historically benefited from excellent public safety and small town charm. Community leaders…

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Walsh Slams Labor’s CFA Bill

Monday 29th May 2017 Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh has slammed the Andrews Labor Government decision to integrate the Presumptive Rights Compensation with its plans to split the CFA. The “Firefighters’ Presumptive Rights Compensation and Fire Services Legislation Amendment (Reform) Bill 2017 was introduced to parliament last week and…

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Motion – Member for Gembrook

  Thursday 25th May 2017 Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – I rise to make a contribution to the debate on this motion and point out that the minister who has actually moved this censure motion has absolutely no credibility when it comes to this. He is part of the protection racket for the member for Tarneit and…

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Matters of Public Importance – Fire Fighters

Wednesday 24th May 2017 Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – I rise to speak on the matter of public importance before the house. I remind the member for Monbulk the old plastic policeman over here that this motion should actually be a bit longer. There should actually be some respect shown to the member for Brunswick as the…

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Labor leading fox control off track

Wednesday 24 May 2017   Jaala Pulford’s lack of interest in the wild dog control program looks to have extended to the resoundingly successful Fox Bounty. “Under Labor a simple yet resoundingly successful fox bounty program has gone to the dogs “ Shadow Agriculture Minister Peter Walsh said. The fox bounty was introduced by the…

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Petition Launched For More Police Resources in Kyabram

Tuesday 16 May 2017 Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh joined with business and community members this morning to launch a petition calling for more police resources in Kyabram. Mr Walsh said the current number of operational police was inadequate and that many people in the community were unsatisfied with…

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Labor’s desal disaster rips off customers

Tuesday 16 May 2017   Daniel Andrews is ripping off water customers making them pay for water we don’t need and letting Aquasure out of its contracted obligations. Melbourne water customers already pay around $600 million every year to Aquasure in service payments. The Andrews Government claim their so-called minimum 15GL order won’t cost customers…

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Business of the House – Adjournment – CFA

Thursday 11th May 2017 – Adjournment Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – You can tell how poorly a government is performing when they do not want the house to sit. They are hiding. They just do not want to come in here. They do not want the scrutiny of Parliament. You can tell that as the Labor members…

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