Further measures must be enforced to protect regional Victoria from Melbourne’s coronavirus crisis. Unnecessary travel into regional Victoria will only increase the risk of spreading COVID-19, and delay the easing of restrictions in Melbourne and Mitchell Shire. The recent case of a Melbourne woman forcing the shutdown of several businesses in East Gippsland after breaching…
An urgent solution is needed to resolve a ban on seasonal workers crossing into and out of Victoria from midnight tonight. The ban is part of strict new border controls and has left Victoria’s horticulture sector concerned about the supply of labour for the future. Shadow Minister for Agriculture Peter Walsh wrote to Victorian Agriculture…
NSW Border Restrictions Covid-19 – 21 July 2020 On July 20, the NSW Government announced changes to COVID-19 restrictions for those entering and exiting NSW. As of 11.59pm July 21, 2020 the following restrictions come into place (as noted in the NSW Public Health (Covid-19 Border Control) Order 2020 – Dated 20 July 2020) The…
Country communities are worried about the spread of COVID-19 out of Melbourne after the Andrews Labor Government’s failed management of hotel quarantine and contact tracing says The Nationals leader Peter Walsh. He said regional Victorians are demanding Daniel Andrews puts tougher measures in place to deter locked down Melbourne residents from travelling to country areas.…
THE Echuca-Moama COVID-19 bubble has to be urgently reconstructed before it bursts. Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh is co-ordinating business and community demands that checkpoints be moved from the Murray River back as far as the Barmah turnoff. Mr Walsh said the gridlock trying to move so many people through the checkpoint on Meninya…
Young people struggling with their mental health during, and after, the coronavirus pandemic will be able to access targeted, personalised therapy with Orygen through an innovative Victorian Government program. Orygen Specialist Program provides mental health services for young people aged 15 to 25; with a focus on early intervention with those who have severe and/or…
NSW authorities have announced twin town communities along the Murray River will be regarded as ‘bubbles’ and their residents will be treated differently when the NSW-Victoria borders are closed at midnight. This will be the first time the borders have closed since 1919 – and that was at the height of the Spanish Influenza epidemic.…
The Nationals leader Peter Walsh said the Andrews Labor Government has almost, finally, got part of the state’s COVID-19 management plan right. To regard regional Victoria as one area and Melbourne another. Mr Walsh said it has only taken Premier Daniel Andrews months to grasp what the Liberal Nationals have been saying, asking, demanding for…
The decision not to include most of regional Victoria in today’s six week COVID-19 lockdown will provide some long overdue relief for country businesses and communities. Victorians have worked hard to do our bit to stop the spread of the virus and save lives, but the worsening figures in Melbourne cannot be ignored. The bad…
Consumers across the region have been, and are still being, failed badly during COVID-19; with the Andrews Labor Government refusing to provide an adequate avenue for people to have their complaints handled, according to the Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh. He said the Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) website is now the only option for…
