The Melbourne Labor Government has missed another chance to revitalise the Latrobe Valley’s jobs market and to create new local opportunities for a highly-skilled workforce. Today’s announcement that the State will invest $50 million to establish vaccine manufacturing in Melbourne is a disappointing loss for regional Victoria. The Victorian Government claims the decision to locate…
Thursday 13 August 2020 Victorian farmers and harvest contractors fear strict border closures will cripple the nation’s harvest this year, unless special agriculture permits are offered to allow interstate travel. Strict border closures along Victoria’s borders with New South Wales and South Australia are fuelling fears of cost increases and food shortages if supply…
Tuesday 28 July 2020 The Andrews Labor Government’s failure to get coronavirus outbreaks at meatworks under control is threatening the supply of food to supermarket shelves. High demand for meat through the COVID-19 crisis has seen supermarket shelves stripped bare, but the Andrews Labor Government has flagged it will consider closing meat processors as…
A $20 million Echuca West business investment, at risk of running off the rails because of Victorian Government red tape, has finally been given the green light after five years in a political black hole. It includes a 3200 square-metre supermarket and 500 square-metres of retail space, which could accommodate three to five retail stores,…
The Liberal Nationals are calling on the Andrews Government to allow people living in communities with no active COVID-19 cases to be allowed to return to work. This week in Parliament, the Leader of the Nationals, Peter Walsh, asked the Premier why were people living in regional Victoria being prevented from going back to work,…
THE Andrews Labor Government is determined to export regional Victorian jobs and investment to other states according to Leader of The Nationals Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh. Horsham’s Australian Plant Proteins – a $20 million investment in Horsham – cannot get any help from the Victorian government. The company already has blueprints to double…
The Liberal Nationals have unveiled a bold and ambitious plan to get Victoria back to work and back in business. With National Cabinet easing restrictions, the Andrews Labor Government must act swiftly to get Victorians back to work and back in business. The Plan details how the State Government can help Victorians secure their personal…
The Liberal Nationals are today proposing a $1 billion ‘Bringing Manufacturing Home’ Fund to encourage businesses to bring facilities back to Victoria, grow local manufacturing and boost innovation. Over the past 20 years more than 50,000 Victorian manufacturing jobs have been lost. A COVID-19 response is urgently needed to create jobs. With COVID-19 restrictions easing,…
Regional communities have been hit hard by drought, bushfire and now the coronavirus pandemic. Travel bans put in place to stop the spread of COVID-19 meant visitation to country Victoria was smashed overnight. If we do not take bold steps now to restore Victoria’s tourism sector, our regional tourism businesses – which employ an estimated…
Daniel Andrews’ betrayal of regional Victoria continues today with revelations of shock job cuts at Agriculture Victoria. Just 24 hours after revealing his disastrous plan to shut down Victoria’s native timber industry, the arrogant Premier for Melbourne has swung the axe again. This time it’s 50 talented front-line researchers at sites across Victoria and the…