Sporting clubs across the Wimmera and south-west have just a couple of weeks remaining to apply for two grant streams to help boost participation and improve governance measures. The latest round of the Victorian Government’s Sporting Club Grants Program is open, while the Australian Sports Foundation’s Active Kids Grant program is open until the end…
On Monday, our region was rocked by the news of an alleged murder, followed by a siege in the Horsham CBD. Police and emergency services also responded to multiple vehicle incidents on our dangerous roads – a harrowing task for even the most experienced emergency service workers and volunteers. For many of us, the work…
Victorian fuel reserves hit a concerning low and the Allan Labor Government goes into hiding. Is anyone surprised? We are again at a point where Victorians need their government to deliver leadership, immediate action, and strong solutions, and Premier Jacinta Allan and Agriculture Minister Ros Spence are nowhere to be seen. The shortage in fuel…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, is encouraging livestock producers and agricultural organisations across western Victoria to apply for the 2026 Livestock Biosecurity Fund Grants Program. The program supports practical projects that help prevent, monitor and manage pests and diseases affecting livestock, including cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and honeybees. Ms Kealy said strong biosecurity…
Victorian farmers are facing growing pressure in reliable access to diesel and fertiliser, worsened by global disruptions from the escalating Middle East conflict, panic buying at the bowser, and sharply rising import costs. The Allan Labor Government must take urgent action and secure reliable supplies before critical winter cropping and livestock feeding operations suffer. Diesel…
Labor’s decision to fund just 10 Hospital-in-the-Home mental health beds in Melbourne’s west shows just how low a priority mental health and suicide prevention is for this government. It also serves as a reminder of how the $15 billion lost to CFMEU corruption could have assisted Victorians in need of mental health and suicide prevention…
Local families with school-aged children can apply for assistance through the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund. The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, said the fund provided important support for eligible families to help cover the cost of school camps, sporting programs and excursions. “School camps, sporting activities and excursions are an important part of…
The Allan Labor Government has shown contempt for regional Victorians, the environment, and our vital agricultural sector, by bulldozing through new compulsory acquisition laws for power line easements. These powers allow the government, transmission firms, and energy distributors to seize farmland for power line easements that ‘may’ be required in the future, without the need…
The Allan Labor Government’s funnelling of $15 billion to criminals on Melbourne construction sites has cheated rural and regional communities of funding that could have gone towards healthcare, schools, roads and emergency services. Speaking in Parliament, Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy scolded the government for squandering billions in taxpayer money through its Big Build…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, is encouraging local cricket clubs, schools, councils and facility managers to apply for the Australian Cricket Infrastructure Fund. Ms Kealy said the funding was a great chance to strengthen local cricket facilities and get more people involved, no matter their age or experience. “Great local sporting facilities make…
