The Nationals Member for Lowan and Shadow Minister for Country Health, Emma Kealy MP is concerned at recent figures which show the rate of violence against health care workers continues to grow in hospitals around Victoria. Reports tabled in Parliament in October show the rate of reported occupational violence in Victoria has increased by 33%…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP has been amazed by local community support for ‘The Nappy Collective’ project, with 544 nappies dropped off at her Horsham office over the past two months. The project collects leftover unused disposable nappies and redistributes them to local organisations that support families in crisis or in need.…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP believes small scale farmers will be forced out of business if the Andrews Government proceeds with its plans to drastically increase regulation. Ms Kealy has been approached by a number of small scale producers concerned that proposed changes to Victoria’s planning controls would make their businesses unviable.…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP has congratulated a number of local emergency service organisations who have received a funding boost under the 2017-18 Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program. “Volunteers do a huge amount of fundraising in order to apply for $2 for $1 matching funding from the Victorian Government and any extra…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP is pleased with the number of local women who are having regular breast screens but would like to see the figure improve even further. Figures released by BreastScreen Victoria show that 60% of women in the Lowan electorate aged 50-74 were screened in 2014-2016, above the state…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP is calling on the new Mayor of Ararat Rural City Council to assure ratepayers that Council will not pursue uniform rates. The recent Commission of Inquiry into Ararat Rural City Council identified a number of concerns regarding the approach taken by Council in developing its draft rating…
The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy MP has condemned Daniel Andrews for his latest attempt to silence CFA Volunteers through cuts to funding for FIRE WISE, an important communication tool for volunteers. The 50-year-old publication is used by the Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria, CFA Chief Officer, EMV Commissioner Craig Lapsley and local volunteers to…
As we prepare to celebrate Christmas I ask everyone to think local and shop local this festive season. Small businesses are a major employment sector for our local area, providing not only jobs but an important input to the local economy. Shopping locally creates jobs for our friends, our neighbours and our youth, so next…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP is leading the push to improve regional public transport services in Western Victoria and get our region moving again. “Access and connectivity of public transport services is a real problem right across Western Victorian,” Ms Kealy said. “Improved public transport is vital to reversing our region’s population…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP believes a lack of public information regarding South West Victoria’s roads is a direct reflection of the Andrews Labor Government’s ongoing neglect of roads in the local area. The media release section on the VicRoads website is broken into five regions and metropolitan Melbourne. There have only…
