The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP is once again calling on the Andrews Labor Government to confirm funding for Stage 2 of the Hamilton CFA-DELWP Air Base. The project is currently approximately 50% complete and does not meet full DELWP operational standards or current work health and safety standards. Funding of $650,000 is…
As we prepare to celebrate Christmas and the arrival of 2018 I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone in the Lowan electorate a very merry Christmas, and a happy, safe and prosperous New Year. The Christmas holiday season is an opportunity to spend time with family and friends and to reflect on…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP is encouraging young people from regional Victoria looking to undertake vocational education or training to apply for a new scholarship. The Rural Chances scholarship, launched last week, is an initiative of the Macpherson Smith Rural Foundation (MSRF) and is available to students across Victoria. The 2018 scholarship…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP will use a design by Emily Preston, a Year 5 student at Haven Primary School as the cover for her 2017 Christmas card. Ms Kealy wrote to all primary schools in the electorate inviting students to design the cover of her Christmas card, asking them to depict…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP says funding for a ‘Country Roads’ webpage announced by Labor today is nothing more than a cheap stunt that doesn’t contain one extra cent to fix country roads. “Calling the new webpage ‘Country Roads’ and trying to convince country people this is real money to fix country…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP wasn’t surprised to learn a Horsham resident endured a 10-hour bus trip to get to Warrnambool using Victoria’s inadequate regional public transport system. The Horsham man was travelling to Warrnambool for a meeting and was required to travel via Ballarat due to current timetabling. “This situation is…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP has congratulated six regional sporting clubs who have receiving funding under Round 1 of the VicHealth Active Club Grants Program 2017-18. “This latest round of funding is aimed at getting more women and girls to take part in sport, something I actively support and encourage”, Ms Kealy…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP is reminding the region to stay alert and listen to advice from emergency services with heavy rain predicted and flood warnings in place across the State. “I urge everyone to stay alert and put their safety first during these rainfall and flood events,” Ms Kealy said. Residents…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP is appalled at Daniel Andrews’ disregard for country women through his refusal to address the significant family violence service gap that exists in western Victoria. “Western Victoria has some of the highest rates of family violence and yet the Andrews Labor Government has only allocated one support…
In Parliament this week, Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP has again called for urgent and immediate funding to fix country roads following a fatal truck accident near Willaura last week. “Tragically, my deep concern regarding the safety of our country roads was realised last week when a truck driver sadly lost his life…
