Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said regional Victoria is being hoodwinked about rail services by the Andrews Labor Government in general and Jacinta Allan in particular. And he is demanding regional Victoria be given an exact date for when the work on upgrading the Echuca-Bendigo line will really start. Mr Walsh said Ms Allan,…
Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh is looking for the millions, even hundreds of millions, of dollars that have been spent on upgrading the Echuca-Bendigo train line. But he said he can’t find them anywhere. In April 2017 the Andrews Labor Government announced a $91 million spend on the Echuca-Bendigo line so it could go…
The Andrews Labor Government will condemn Shepparton line passengers to the slow train for generations if it refuses to agree to a dedicated airport rail link. Leader of The Nationals Peter Walsh and Deputy Leader of The Nationals Steph Ryan were in Shepparton today to call on Andrews to can Labor’s plan to do airport…
Swan Hill train passengers will face delays and 24 hours of cancelled trains in the busy Christmas period as the Andrews Labor Government continues to war with the state’s transport union. The Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) has confirmed no trains will run on the Bendigo and Swan Hill lines on December 11 as…
Wednesday 16 October 2019 Regional communities will expect the new Commissioner to be frank and fearless with his advice to the Andrews Government. Labor may have put him on the payroll but at the end of the day it’s taxpayers’ dollars and Mr Tuohey’s job is to stand up for our regional communities. Labor’s…
The Andrews Labor Government again failed to explain how they will fix and finish the botched Murray Basin Rail Project. Despite finding billions to put into level crossing cost blowouts in Melbourne, Daniel Andrews is refusing to say how Labor will fix its mess. The Premier was asked in State Parliament today to explain why…
Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) (11:19:03): My question is to the Premier. When referring to cost blowouts in Melbourne infrastructure projects, the Premier said: When given the choice between making this investment or compromising our promise. We’ve chosen to … make the investment, create the jobs, build the … network … we need … Why…
Mr Walsh (Murray Plains) (11:22:01): Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) president David Jochinke has said of the Murray Basin rail project: We do expect them to deliver on the project, as promised. There has been an infrastructure spend in the city of far more significant value, and we want ours done, as well. When will the…
18 June 2019 The Rail Freight Alliance describes the current state of the Murray Basin rail project as ‘A half done project leaving freight paths compromised and the work that has been done to date has left the track in a worse state than before’. How can the minister in any conscience leave this project…
Thursday 15 December 2016 The Victorian Environmental Water Holder (VEWH) should speed up the sale of 20GL of water it is planning to sell in the first half of next year Shadow Minister for Water Peter Walsh has said. The VEWH issued a statement this week to sell up to 20GL of water over…
