The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, has condemned the blinkered view of the Victorian government over the economic damage it has inflicted on river communities. Mr Walsh said despite lessons that should have been learnt from previous COVID closures and their impact on the river’s twin towns, “once again local economies…
Fruit will be left to rot on the trees and in the ground as a result of the Andrews Labor Government still refusing to pave the way for the quarantine of seasonal workers. Figures published today show that while other Australian states have successfully brought in hundreds of workers, not a single flight has come…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said it has now become urgent for the country’s governments “to get their heads together and come up with solutions that do not involve the ongoing financial Armageddon through which we are living, remove the damage to mental health and wellbeing and reopen our borders”.…
The Nationals leader Peter Walsh has released his wish list for 2021; and there is a strong focus on getting regional Victoria a better deal. Mr Walsh said the pandemic has been a glaring example of how little the capital city-based powerbrokers truly don’t get regional life in general and cross border communities in particular.…
A glossy media campaign to attract seasonal workers, announced today by the Andrews Labor Government, is an insulting step backwards for Victoria’s agriculture sector after months of warnings and negotiations. Agriculture Minister Jaclyn Symes has ignored genuine proposals from industry to solve the problem, as a looming gap of more than 20,000 workers is expected…
Victorians have sacrificed too much to risk new coronavirus outbreaks in our communities, but these further border closures will have a devastating impact on our cross-border communities if decisions aren’t made with a deep understanding of local needs. The Andrews Labor Government’s decision to implement its own permit system on the South Australian border has…
The Liberal Nationals have again called for the Andrews Government to revisit the restrictions on outdoor Remembrance Day services before Wednesday. Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said The Nationals have been contacted by RSL Sub-Branches and families of veterans who said it made no sense that 70 people can get together to drink in…
A bold, positive plan to set Victoria on the path to recovery from devastating COVID-19 shutdowns and help businesses to decentralise has been launched today by Leader of The Nationals Peter Walsh. The new plan, Back to Work, Back in Business, is focused on four pillars for recovery that will help Victorians to secure their…
Victoria needs a bold plan for recovery after hundreds of thousands of job losses, two harsh lockdowns and business closures caused by COVID-19. Victoria has been the hardest hit state in the country due to the Andrews Labor Government’s failures in hotel quarantine which caused the state’s second wave. Today, the Liberal Nationals have released a blueprint to get…
Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said the time had well and truly come for the NSW borders with Victoria to be opened. Mr Walsh said with regional Victoria COVID free for the past fortnight and with hardly any cases in recent months; the border closures had served their purpose. He said with Melbourne’s restrictions…