The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy is calling on the Andrews Labor Government to take immediate action to address the declining number of Justices of the Peace in western Victoria. There are currently 36 JPs servicing the Lowan electorate. “The number of JPs in western Victoria is gradually declining, mainly due to many reaching…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy is encouraging local primary school students to get creative and enter the annual Remembrance Day Poster Competition. Commemorative programs like the poster competition help to foster the participation of younger Australians in memorial services and activities and help to nurture a spirit of connectedness for our primary school…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy has called on the Andrews Labor Government to provide a firm commitment to continue The Overland passenger rail service beyond 2019 and provide funding for a long overdue upgrade of the Horsham Railway Station. The Overland runs twice a week between Adelaide and Melbourne, carrying about 17,000 passengers…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy is encouraging local schools to apply for a ‘Sporting School Grant’. Sporting School grants are offered each term through the Australian Sporting Commission and are available to assist eligible schools with program delivery costs due to their location and demographics. “These grants are a wonderful way for schools…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy is appalled the Andrews Labor Government has kept a massive illicit toxic waste dump at Kaniva a secret for over a year. Fifty million litres of deadly toxic waste is believed to have been dumped, posing a potential threat to human health, crop contamination and the underground water…
There’s just two weeks left for farmers, farm businesses and community members to have your voice heard in the Inquiry to fix farm trespass laws. Local Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy urged locals to make a submission to the Inquiry into the Impact of Animal Rights Activism on Victorian Agriculture, before public submissions close…
The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy has been contacted by more professional shooters frustrated at long delays in the allocation of permits and tags to landowners to control rising kangaroo numbers. “I have been contacted by professional shooters who have been advised by local landowners that DELWP are significantly behind with the issue of…
The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy is encouraging Lowan residents to consider nominating an inspirational woman they know for the 20th Victorian Honour Roll of Women. The Honour Roll recognises the achievements and contributions of the state’s most remarkable women for their achievements in a broad range of areas including science, arts, environment, law,…
The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy says figures recently released by the Victorian Police Association highlight that regional Victorians are not getting their fair share of new police resources under Daniel Andrews. The figures show that of the 900 new police allocated over the past three years, only 77 officers or around 8.6 per…
The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy says the Andrews’ Labor Government is slowly killing the solar industry with badly thought out policies and processes. Ms Kealy has received calls from solar installation businesses regarding the new Solar Homes program and the process for solar panel rebate applications that came into effect on 1 July.…
