There is a faster option – if you have a plan

Opinion; by the Leader of The Nationals Peter Walsh Shepparton food processor SPC recently became the first Australian business to mandate COVID vaccination for all onsite staff and visitors. Announcing the commercial decision, SPC chair Hussein Rifai said: “we honestly saw very little other options but to take this step”. Protecting the integrity of the…

Royal Melbourne Show must go on

Financial support must be provided to revive competitions held as part of the Royal Melbourne Show after it was cancelled for the second year in a row. As Victoria’s premiere event to celebrate and showcase the best of Victorian agriculture, the cancellation robs competitors and exhibitors of another opportunity to claim a coveted Melbourne Royal…

Show us the money, not the empty spin demands Walsh

The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says the time is long gone for the Andrews Labor Government to stop playing games with regional Victoria’s crippled small businesses. Mr Walsh said it is more than six weeks since Daniel Andrews and Labor promised small businesses support after they were devastated by Victoria’s…