The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP is urging people to consider nominating someone they know for the 2018 ANZAC Awards. “The awards recognise the efforts and achievements of outstanding Australians who have served their community with compassion, dedication and selflessness”, Ms Kealy said. “Award winners display ANZAC qualities such as doggedness, tenacity, endurance and…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP has slammed Labor’s Minister for Regional Development Jaala Pulford for refusing to acknowledge population challenges in our country communities. Ms Pulford’s claims “regional centres are … leading the nation in attracting new residents”, while the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports most of Victoria’s new residents are…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP and Shadow Minister for Veterans, Tim McCurdy MP have met with Horsham RSL representatives to hear firsthand the challenges in managing skyrocketing power prices. In August 2016, the Horsham RSL used 31,033.73 kWh costing $5,500.98. In August 2017 they used 29,767.612 kWh costing $8,359.04. “Despite power saving…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP is calling on the Andrews Labor Government to provide funding to make a Balmoral Community Complex project a reality. Earlier this week Emma Kealy MP and Shadow Minister for Sport, Tim McCurdy MP met with local representatives of the Balmoral & District Showground Recreation Reserve Committee to…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP is calling on the Andrews Labor Government to provide funding to make a Regional Cricket Hub in Hamilton a reality. Earlier this week Emma Kealy MP and the Shadow Minister for Sport, Tim McCurdy MP visited Monivae College in Hamilton to see firsthand the proposed site for…
Crime across the Lowan electorate remains a problem, with a significant rise in offences since December 2014. Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP said the latest statistics released by the Crime Statistics Agency showed an alarming rise in violent crime across Victoria. “There has been a significant rise in crime across the Lowan electorate…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP has thrown her support behind ‘The Nappy Collective’ project by signing her office up as a local collection point. The project collects leftover unused disposable nappies and redistributes them to organisations that support families in crisis or in need. There are 390 official drop points in 44…
Nominations for the 2017-18 Victorian Young Achiever Awards are now open. The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy MP said the awards were the perfect opportunity to recognise Victoria’s young people and their contribution to the community. “The Lowan electorate and Victoria more broadly is fortunate to have so many hard working, talented and community-minded…
The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy MP says Labor has left Kaniva high and dry with a $351,000 funding shortfall for the Kaniva Community Hub. “Labor’s $351,000 funding shortfall is now the responsibility of the Kaniva-Leeor United Football Club and members are extremely concerned that this debt may cause the club to fold,” Ms…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP says the latest data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the number of unemployed people in Victoria continues to rise under the Daniel Andrews Labor Government. Under Daniel Andrews, the total number of unemployed people in Victoria has risen from 180,146 in August 2016 to…
