Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, wants the Transport Minister, Ben Carroll, to directly intervene in the leasing of VicTrack land to councils and community groups. Speaking in Parliament this afternoon, Mr Walsh said the current policies about the use of VicTrack land across regional Victoria are “ad hoc at best, and a shambles at…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says the Andrews Labor Government had failed to provide a single cent of new funding under the 2021/22 State Budget to monitor and enforce new laws which allow camping on state-licensed river and water frontages. At Public Accounts and Estimates Committee hearings this week, Mr…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says he is outraged and; on behalf of the state, embarrassed that pensioners are being sent bouncing cheques by the Andrews Labor Government. Mr Walsh said Labor Governments notoriously cannot balance the books; but said Daniel Andrews is on his way to setting “an unparalleled…
Today, the Federal Liberal and Nationals Government brokered an agreement for an ag visa as part of the UK free trade agreement (FTA) – a welcome relief for Victorian farmers who can’t find labourers locally. Shadow Minister for Agriculture Peter Walsh said the Commonwealth’s ag visa was a positive step to secure the farm workers…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says as Victoria’s hospital waitlist crisis continues to worsen, some heartbreaking cases are coming through the front door of his electorate office desperately seeking help. And Mr Walsh said this was not just isolated problems, Nationals members across the state are seeing similar tragedies unfolding.…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, has called on the state Labor Government to release the data and modelling underpinning its latest erratic restrictions in regional Victoria. Mr Walsh said given there had been no cases and just a few exposure sites in regional Victoria for months, regional communities should return…
Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said the Andrews Labor Government has made a further mockery of its handling of lockdowns 1, 2 and 3 with the shambles surrounding lockdown 4. Mr Walsh said the Liberal Nationals had plans to guide the state out of the pandemic but despite lockdown…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, said the real story behind the Andrews Labor Government’s $460 million funding to try and repair the damage it has caused with its fourth lockdown since the pandemic started must be told. Mr Walsh said just like its overhyped business support fund (BSF); the latest…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains says the Andrews Labor Government has once again kicked regional events in Victoria to the curb. Mr Walsh said organisers of regional events have been waiting since last year’s November budget to apply to the $8 million allocated for the 2020-21 Regional Events Fund to help them…
Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh has joined the queue at Echuca Regional Health for his first dose of AstraZeneca. Although he said he almost doubled the number checking in for his shot because of the efficiency of the ERH frontline team. Mr Walsh said ERH had introduced a fast-track to get people from the…