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: Tuesday, May 19 Goroke Goroke Newsagency – 10am…
The Nationals in government will halt the unpopular VNI West project and bring back community consultation to Victoria’s energy debate. Nationals Member for Lowan and Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Emma Kealy, said landholders across the state had seen their property rights taken away as the Allan Labor Government aggressively pursued its ideology-driven energy policy over…
The Nationals have been calling for the Allan Labor Government to act and secure fuel supply for Victorian farmers since mid-March. It has taken far too long for Victorian Labor Government to secure an emergency diesel supply for farmers, with some growers reducing planting due to concerns surrounding fuel supply for the entire growing season.…
The Allan Labor Government once again leaves regional Victorians behind, continuing a legacy of debt, neglect and spin in its latest budget. The 2026/27 State Budget papers show debt is still climbing fast. Net debt is heading towards $200 billion, with Victorians left to pay more than $1 million in interest per hour. A growing…
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,…
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…
Horsham, Hamilton and Ararat communities are still waiting for the Allan Labor Government to fulfil its promise three years ago to increase mental health services. Labor announced in 2023 that it would build Mental Health and Wellbeing Locals in the three communities, but the continuing delay has prompted Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, to…
A Nationals and Liberals Government will support Victoria Police to strengthen its Farm Crime Squad as part of a plan to recruit 3000 more additional Victoria Police officers. Under Labor, Victoria’s Farm Crime Unit has been reduced to just a couple of dedicated officers covering the entire state, and as a result the number of…
Victoria has yet another new Agriculture Minister – the fifth in the past six years, and the third this term alone – confirming agriculture is not a priority for the Allan Labor Government. Shadow Minister for Agriculture Emma Kealy said the constant churn shows a government that has sidelined one of Victoria’s most important industries.…
