The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy has joined The Nationals Candidate for Mallee Dr Anne Webster to congratulate the Horsham Little Athletics Centre on receiving funding through the Federal Government’s Community Sport Infrastructure Program. The $22,000 grant will be used to construct a new storage building ensuring newly purchased equipment is safely stored and…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy is continuing her call for Labor to take urgent action to address the dangerous condition of a number of key roads in the Lowan electorate. Ms Kealy highlighted the Casterton-Apsley and Dunkeld-Cavendish Roads as two high priority roads in need of urgent repair during a speech to Parliament…
Cricket clubs across Lowan looking to upgrade their infrastructure or purchase new equipment can apply to two streams of funding from Cricket Australia. The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy is encouraging local cricket clubs to submit an application to the Grassroots Cricket Fund and Australian Cricket Infrastructure Fund, which is also open to councils.…
The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy has launched a petition to defend the rights of Victorian farmers against unlawful animal rights activists. The petition supports a motion introduced to Parliament by The Nationals to ensure activists feel the full force of the law. The action follows a large number of Victorian farmers and their…
Labor MPs again used their numbers in the Victorian Parliament this week to block the introduction of a scheme to pay compensation for volunteer and paid firefighters with cancer. The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP has expressed disappointment that Labor voted against allowing the Fair Presumptive Rights for Firefighters Bill to be introduced…
The Andrews Labor Government look set to axe Victoria’s dedicated Regional Development Fund. Established by the previous Liberal Nationals government, the successful fund has invested $1 billion over eight years into regional Victorian communities. Funding for the program expires on June 30 this year but the new Regional Development Minister Jaclyn Symes clammed up about…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy says despite improved ambulance response time claims by Daniel Andrews, targets are only being met in one of nine local government areas across the Lowan electorate. The Andrews Labor Government has set a target of responding to 85% of Code One callouts within 15 minutes. Code One callouts…
The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy is calling on the Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews to reverse the Labor Government’s mandate to remove State Government banking from local communities. Labor recently announced that all state-owned organisations such as schools and hospitals must close accounts with local banks and transfer their money into centralised Government accounts…
Young residents wishing to influence future Victorian law, policies, programs and services have the opportunity to do so as part of the YMCA Victoria Youth Parliament. The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP said applications for the 2019 program were now open to interested young people aged between 16 and 25. “The YMCA Youth…
Applications for the Youngcare At Home Care Grants in Victoria are now open. The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy is encouraging families and service providers caring for a young person with high care needs at home to take advantage of this potential funding opportunity. “The grants provide funding for equipment, home modifications and essential…
