The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says the clock isn’t just ticking, it is now counting down for people wanting to make a submission to the Legislative Council’s Environment and Planning Committee’s inquiry into the 2022 flood event. And it runs out for good on June 5. Mr Walsh says it…
The leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says the cash-starved Andrews Labor government has betrayed homeless Victorians by selling hundreds of public housing properties despite record waitlists. Mr Walsh says recently released figures from the Victorian Housing Register confirm almost 70,000 Victorians need public housing and despite the clear and…
The Nationals have hit the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) with a united front to hammer home the message regional Victoria deserves the respect of proper community engagement and communication with all stakeholders for the proposed power link between Victoria and NSW. The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, deputy leader and…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says constant demands have pushed Kerang Golf Club into Victoria’s disastrous budget and secured its $185,000 funding for an irrigation overhaul. Mr Walsh says Tuesday’s Budget makes it pretty clear Victoria is broke and life is only going to get harder under Labor. He says…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says Rochester families can celebrate confirmation they will get a kindergarten. But Mr Walsh says how good that facility will be is yet to be revealed. He says the kinder will be built with a slice of $991 million (“a slightly rubbery number as the…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says after years of campaigning, demanding, petitioning, pushing and never stopping, Rochester will split $26.78 million with Heathcote for the construction of its new CFA/SES state-of-the-art operations complex. Mr Walsh says while it is incredibly overdue, the October 2022 floods have finally forced the Andrews…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says Cohuna’s older residents and their families will be relieved to hear the town’s aged care facilities will get a boost. But Mr Walsh says the imploding Andrews Labor government’s Budget released Tuesday has condemned Cohuna’s urgent bid for childcare services to the wilderness. He…
Dear Editor, Young people in regional Victoria have been overlooked by the Andrews Labor Government for far too long and, in May’s State Budget, The Nationals are calling for a fair investment in our community’s education and early childhood programs. Last budget, only 13 percent of new infrastructure spending was specifically invested in regional towns…
We are only a matter of weeks into sittings of the 60th Victorian Parliament, yet Daniel Andrews and Labor are already tangling themselves in a web of issues surrounding dishonesty, transparency and accountability. Victorians deserve a government that is accountable to the public and has their best interests at heart. The Andrews Labor Government’s decisions…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says the latest ABS data has simply confirmed what all Victorians know – home ownership under the Andrews Labor Government continues to slip further out of reach. Mr Walsh says the latest blow to the Australian dream with Daniel Andrews at the helm is the…
