The Nationals are ready to get on with the job of strong and stable government, with a positive plan to rebuild regional Victoria. The Nationals will fix our roads, investing $5 billion to repair and rebuild our state road network, plus $288 million for local country roads and bridges. The Nationals will tackle crime, with 3000 additional police,…
My question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. Five Gatto-linked M1 companies are still listed as accredited traffic management companies by the department of transport. Which roads and projects are these companies currently working on? Paul HAMER (Box Hill – Minister for Roads and Road Safety) (14:23): I have made it very…
My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Police, and the action I seek is for the minister to immediately restore the operating hours of police stations across my electorate of Lowan. Last week I attended the Horsham police station just after 10 am. I did not realise it at the time, but we have…
Agriculture is not just another land use. Our farmers grow our food, support our regional economies and underpin communities right across Victoria. But under Labor farmland is seen as vacant land ripe for development. Under Labor, productive farmland and property rights are under increasing pressure from poorly planned development, transmission infrastructure, renewable energy projects, mining…
I move: That I introduce a bill for an act to amend the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the Environment Effects Act 1978 in relation to agricultural land and for other purposes. Victoria is Australia’s largest agriculture-producing state, accounting for approximately 28 per cent of Australia’s gross value of agricultural production, with a farmgate…
My constituency matter is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and the information I seek is: when will the roads in western Victoria and in my electorate of Lowan be made safe? We have seen over the past week the disastrous impacts of Labor’s ongoing cuts to the road asset maintenance budget. It…
I continue on the Safe Patient Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to Patient Ratios) Amendment Bill 2026. This is a very important piece of legislation because the aspiration, what the government is setting out to achieve, is a good thing and is important. We need to ensure that people who enter Victoria’s public health…
I rise today to speak on the Electoral Amendment (Miscellaneous Matters) Bill 2026. This matter will eliminate group voting tickets. For me this is an enormously important piece of legislation to pass through this house, and I do thank all who have been part of former committees and the Electoral Matters Committee in putting this…
My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Mental Health, and the action I seek is for immediate funding to be provided to establish a mental health local in Horsham. Back in 2021 the royal commission handed down its final report, and within that was a recommendation to roll out mental health locals right across…
While Labor are only focused on fighting each other, the Nationals and Liberals are in here fighting for the Victorians who want a change – who want a fresh start for Victoria. The first thing that people in regional Victoria want is to make sure they get a fair investment in our rural and regional…
