Emergency Service groups receive funding

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Ten local emergency service groups have been successful in receiving funding of up to $321,667 for new vehicles and appliances under the latest round of the Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program (VESEP) grants. The VESEP program gives volunteer emergency service groups the opportunity to apply for grants of up to $150,000 to purchase equipment including…

New grants to support Lowan residents’ health and wellbeing

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The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy is encouraging grassroots organisations in Lowan to apply for new funding for projects to support young people and those hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Applications for VicHealth’s Reimagining Health grants opened this week, with three tiers of funding of up to $3000, $10,000 and $50,000 available for…

Get on-board the school bus inquiry

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The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy is encouraging the community to participate in a new public inquiry into the use of school buses by the wider community. The Legislative Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee inquiry is focussed on whether the use of school buses in rural and regional areas should be expanded to give…

Lowan residents face further wait for mental health support

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Member for Lowan Emma Kealy is deeply disappointed that the Andrews Labor Government has not nominated regional western Victoria for a mental health priority site, despite significant gaps in access to support in this part of the state. The government announced on Wednesday that it would begin rolling out Adult and Older Adult Mental Health…

Lowan Anzac Day services must go ahead

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Our RSL clubs are still in the dark on what requirements — if any — the Andrews Labor Government will impose on local Anzac Day services. Planning is well underway for April 25 commemorations, but country service clubs do not yet know how, or if, the government expects them to comply with restrictions on crowd…

State of COVID uncertainty to continue until end of year

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Support from crossbench MPs has seen Daniel Andrews’ grab for power over Victorians’ lives and livelihoods extended until the end of the year.  The Nationals opposed the blank cheque State of Emergency extension, instead proposing it be reviewed by the State Parliament every month to secure accountability and transparency in government spending and decision-making. The…

Roads lobbying pays off for Balmoral community

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Children in Balmoral will have a safer passage to school after tireless campaigning to upgrade a school crossing finally resulted in government action. Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy has been campaigning alongside Balmoral K-12 Community College for years to have electronic speed limit signs installed at the crossing on Harrow-Balmoral Road near the school.…

2021 Sporting Club Grants Program now open

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Applications for the 2020-21 Sporting Club Grants Program are now open. Grants are available to grassroots sporting clubs across Victoria to buy equipment, uniforms and boost administrative skills and improve operations by increasing the skills of coaches, officials and managers. The program provides funding of up to: $5000 for training of coaches, officials and volunteers…

Regional businesses again pay the price for Labor’s failures

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Regional Victorian families and businesses are suffering the consequences of the Andrews Labor Government’s ongoing mismanagement of Victoria’s hotel quarantine and contact tracing systems. Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy expressed grave concerns about the effect of the current lockdown on regional economies and businesses as many were just starting to get back on their…