Drought-affected farmers across western Victoria are being unfairly excluded from support as rigid eligibility boundaries fail to reflect conditions on the ground. The Nationals Member for Lowan and Shadow Minister for Agriculture Emma Kealy has again urged the state Labor government to restructure drought support measures to ensure equitable access for affected farmers. “Across Lowan,…
Emma has been visiting towns across the Lowan electorate throughout June for a series of pop-up offices. If you have a great idea about how to make our community a better place to live, work, learn and do business, visit Emma in one of the following locations: Friday, May 1 Hamilton Tosca Browns – 10.30am…
Damning new figures reveal regional Victoria’s drug use is on the rise, with a substantial number of illicit drugs being consumed at a higher rate. Cocaine, Fentanyl, Heroin, Ketamine, MDA and Methylamphetamine consumption is higher since Jacinta Allan became Premier in September 2023, according to the latest report from the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program. The…
Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP, has called on the State Government to urgently increase support for regional patients forced to travel long distances for essential medical care. Speaking in Parliament, Ms Kealy highlighted the growing number of Lowan residents who must travel hundreds of kilometres to Melbourne, Ballarat or Geelong to access specialist treatment…
