28 May 2019: Mr Walsh My question is to the Treasurer. I refer to the success of the relocation of True Foods from Braeside to Maryborough and the 160 people that are now employed at this business. This business was relocated with the help of a grant from the $1 billion Regional Growth Fund. Given…
Thursday 2nd November 2017 – Murrabit Country Market Mr WALSH – In the last few seconds I would like to congratulate Murrabit Country Market which is celebrating its 40th year this Saturday. They have a great day planned at the Murrabit market and we encourage anyone in northern Victoria or anyone that wants to travel to northern…
Monday 3rd April 2017 Melbourne’s population is growing out of control under Daniel Andrews while regional and rural communities are denied the funding and resources they need to grow. The most recent population figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that in 2016 Victoria grew by 2.1 per cent – or 123…
Friday 24 March 2017 Background The Andrews Government must offer further financial assistance to Victorian producers to implement Labor’s rushed and poorly-funded mandatory electronic identification (eID) scheme. Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford announced late last year that Labor would go-it-alone on mandatory eID offering just one month’s consultation and subsidies for the first year only.…
The Murray Basin Rail Project offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to repair and standardise freight rail lines across northern and western Victoria which Daniel Andrews must not waste. Following the sale of Rural Finance Corporation for approximately $400 million the Coalition set aside $220 million of those funds for the Murray Basin Rail Project in the…
Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) -1 rise to lead the debate for the coalition on the Regional DevelopmentVictoria Amendment (Jobs and Infrastructure) Bill 2015. When you think about regional development often youthink about decentralisation one of the words that used to be used in this area. It has been talked about for decadesin Victoria. You can…
