Government hands must stay off local trusts: Kealy

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Member for Lowan Emma Kealy is deeply concerned that the Andrews Labor Government is looking to force its way into managing a local trust fund. Natimuk Lake Committee contacted Ms Kealy following correspondence from the government’s Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning regarding money left to the committee by Otto Spehr in the 1950s.…

Temporary lifeline for Rural Outreach Program

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The Rural Outreach Program operating in the Wimmera Southern Mallee has received a temporary lifeline, with funding extended for a further 12 months. The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy said while this was a sensible decision, the announcement did not go anywhere near close enough to providing certainty or direction for the program. “The…