Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says just when regional Victoria is looking for a post-Covid boost, the Andrews Labor Government is doing its best to tax its people into submission. Mr Walsh said Daniel Andrews is taking regional people for fools with his latest attempt to spin away yet…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says fuel prices are at record highs – and headed higher – so Daniel Andrews decides to smack electric car owners with more taxes. Mr Walsh said he has been gobsmacked as concerned owners of electric cars are going to face growing and inescapable tax…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says a Liberals Nationals government will pour $30 million into a new Local Shopping Strip Recovery Plan. Mr Walsh said from Echuca to Lakes Entrance, and Swan Hill to Warrnambool, and everywhere in between, local shopping strips have been devastated by the Andrews Labor Government’s…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains has condemned a move by the Andrews Labor Government to suck a significant slice of revenue out of the pockets of regional newspapers. Mr Walsh said the Nationals strenuously opposed the Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Bill 2021, which means more than 400 requirements in Victoria that must…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says more than 1000 eligible students from regional and remote Australia will have access to a scholarship worth up to $18,000 to support their tertiary education in 2022. Mr Walsh said applications for Round 6 of the Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships (RRES) program are now open.…
The Nationals leader Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, is asking how many times his party must raise the danger being created by the lack of roadside slashing across regional Victoria. Mr Walsh said the longer this job takes the greater the fuel load will increase on our regional roads. He said that creates another,…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says more households across his electorate have been given a second chance at the $250 Power Savings Bonus payment; after the program this week was extended by five months. Mr Walsh said the extension to June 30 meant thousands more households in regional and rural…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, said more financial support was urgently needed to ensure regional small businesses and the jobs they provide can continue to recover and rebuild. Mr Walsh said despite the recent impacts of the shadow lockdown; which has seen significant drops in foot traffic, patronage and caused…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says the Daniel Andrews Code Brown is achieving nothing in major private hospitals across regional Victoria – apart from creating genuine pain and distress. Mr Walsh said specialists using private hospitals in key regional hubs such as Bendigo, Ballarat and Geelong have protested the suspension…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, has condemned the Andrews Government’s decision to declare a Code Brown across Victoria’s health system. Mr Walsh said the Andrews government has been in power for seven years – and has had two years of pandemic – to prepare for the numbers it knew were…
