New food labelling laws that will safeguard Victorian farmers and keep consumers informed when buying meat and dairy at the supermarket have been tabled in parliament. Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Emma Kealy, said immediate changes to food safety laws were needed, “to ensure stronger consumer transparency, protect our farmers, and hold emerging food technologies like…
My question is to the Minister for Health. Many residents in my electorate of Lowan must travel hundreds of kilometres to Melbourne, Ballarat or Geelong to access essential health care. With little access to public transport, they have no choice but to drive. The Victorian patient transport assistance scheme has failed to keep up with…
I want to acknowledge outgoing President, Brett Hosking, and Vice President, Peter Star, for their outstanding leadership of the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF). Brett and Peter took the helm during a challenging period for the organisation and its membership. Through their dedication and hard work, they have successfully rebuilt the VFF, restored membership numbers, and…
Across regional Victoria, families, businesses and farmers are being pushed to the brink. They work hard, they pay their taxes and they keep the state running, yet they are the first to be hit and the last to be helped by a city-centric Labor government. Fuel shortages are no longer a risk, they are a…
