New smartphone app protecting our communities

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The Federal Government’s new COVIDSafe smartphone application is a critical step forward to save lives and better protect our community against the spread of coronavirus. COVIDSafe will provide accurate information that will speed up the process of identifying people who have been in close contact with someone diagnosed with coronavirus. Participation is voluntary. The Nationals…

Lowan kids should return to school

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Students in the Lowan electorate must be allowed to get back into the classroom, in line with expert medical advice that says our schools are safe. The Andrews Labor Government is refusing to listen to advice from Australia’s Chief Medical Officer and the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) endorsing a return to school in…

Government urged to allow common sense on restrictions

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The Andrews Labor Government has been urged to use common sense and allow Victorian’s a little more freedom under the current COVID-19 restrictions. The Nationals used the special sitting of Parliament last week to ask the Premier to change the interpretation of directives relating to land-based fishing, hunting, golf, horse-riding and related low-impact activities. The…

ANZAC Appeal as important as ever

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While our dedicated RSL volunteers are this year unable to get out in the community selling badges and collecting donations for the ANZAC Appeal, communities can still contribute to the cause.   Member for Lowan Emma Kealy encouraged people to support the appeal online, to help raise money for specialist support for current and former…

Overland announcement a whole lot of nothing

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The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy has lashed the state government for its hollow move to announce it would fund The Overland for another three months — despite the fact the passenger rail service cannot run due to coronavirus travel restrictions. State government funding for The Overland — Western Victoria’s only passenger rail service…

Kealy connects with vulnerable community members

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The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy has written to all residents aged 70 and over across her electorate to provide information and reassurance as communities respond to coronavirus. Ms Kealy said we needed to do everything we could to ensure these residents in particular were kept safe and protected, and that their everyday needs…

JobKeeper payments must be exempt from payroll tax

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The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy is calling for the Federal Government’s $1500-a-fortnight JobKeeper payments to be exempt from Victoria’s payroll tax. The unprecedented package from the Federal Government is a boost for the small businesses and workers most hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. But Ms Kealy said without changes to existing Victorian…