The Allan Labor Government is on notice for its disgraceful decision to close scores of rockclimbing routes at Mt Arapiles, with The Nationals’ Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, tabling petitions in Parliament bearing more than 12,300 signatures, opposing the government’s plans. Ms Kealy launched the petition in November following the release of the Dyurrite (Mt…
The Allan Labor Government has denied businesses impacted by the Grampians fires the level of financial support they desperately need and deserve. More than 12 weeks after the Grampians fire started and after countless pleas for help, the Allan Labor Government and federal Labor government have finally announced that affected small businesses will receive $5000…
Returned and Services League (RSL) sub-branches across Lowan are being encouraged to apply for funding to assist with restoring community war memorials, avenues of honour and capital works to upgrade RSL facilities. The Nationals’ Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy said grants of up to $30,000 were currently available to restore war memorials and avenues of…
As Victoria scrambles to address skills shortages across sectors including early childhood education and healthcare, the Allan Labor Government has made another callous cut to crucial training funding. The government has slashed vital Skills First funding from Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) with the axing of the 10 per cent funding premium set aside for students…
The Allan Labor Government’s plans to forcibly merge health services across Victoria has moved a step closer with the announcement of so-called local health service networks. The Nationals Member for Lowan and Deputy Leader of The Nationals, Emma Kealy said this was a further step in Labor’s plans to take away local decision making and…
The Nationals’ Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy is again taking the Allan Labor Government to task over its failure to fund the Western Highway duplication after yet another serious crash on the road this week. A car and a truck collided on the highway at Buangor late Wednesday afternoon, with the truck tipping onto its…
Victorians are being encouraged to highlight the worst potholes in the state through a new competition to put more pressure on the Allan Labor Government to fix our appalling roads. The Nationals and Liberals are running a statewide photo competition, with the worst potholes to feature in a 2025 “Potholes for All Seasons” calendar that…
The Independent Fire Services Implementation Monitor has slammed secondment arrangements between the CFA and Fire Rescue Victoria, concluding that arrangements are not working, have not worked for quite some time and, in fact, will never work. Member for Lowan and Deputy Leader of The Nationals, Emma Kealy, has called on the Premier to take immediate…
Treasurer Tim Pallas has abandoned the sinking ship that is Victoria under a Labor government, just like his equally complicit former boss Daniel Andrews, before the whole state economy hits the fan says Member for Lowan and Deputy Leader of The Nationals, Emma Kealy. Ms Kealy said the writing is clearly on Labor’s wall —…
Regional Victorians have been hit by another Allan Labor Government tax grab, with homeowners, businesses and farmers under the gun in a re-branded fire levy. The Emergency Services and Volunteers fund, Labor’s latest cash grab, will fund up to 95 per cent of all emergency services operations. And it is everyday regional Victorians who will…
