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State education system failing teachers and students

Media22 October, 2024

A Parliamentary inquiry has recommended the state government introduce short and long-term targets to lift student learning outcomes after data revealed 30 per cent of Victorian students are failing to…

Cheaper holidays with the Nationals in government

Media17 October, 2024

Victorians will enjoy more affordable holidays and regional businesses will flourish under a commitment by The Nationals to axe Labor’s Holiday and Tourism Tax in government. The Allan Labor Government…

Nationals’ renewables plan will restore local voices

Media9 October, 2024

Today, the Nationals are making a stand to put locals first in the transition to renewables. For too long, residents across the Lowan electorate have been denied a voice amid…

Neglect continues as Labor dumps regional roads agency

Media3 October, 2024

Labor’s neglect of regional roads has hit a new low, with confirmation the state government has dumped both the agency tasked with making sure regional communities have safe and reliable…

CFA volunteers punished with fire tax increase

Media27 September, 2024

Lowan residents are being hit with massive tax bills on their rates notices due to the Allan Labor Government’s unfair Fire Services Levy. The levy, paid by all Victorian landowners,…

Short-stay tax an attack on regional communities

Media20 September, 2024

Member for Lowan and Deputy Leader of The Nationals Emma Kealy has lashed the Allan Labor Government’s decision to introduce a new tax on short-stay accommodation providers. From January next…

Tiny Towns Fund now open

Media10 September, 2024

Member for Lowan and Deputy Leader of The Nationals Emma Kealy is encouraging local communities to apply for the latest round of the Victorian Government’s Tiny Towns Fund. This fund…

Labor shows contempt with VNI West consultation

Media6 September, 2024

The Nationals’ Member for Lowan and Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Emma Kealy, has hit out at the Allan Labor Government for trying to sneak through consultation on the VNI West…

Bush nursing centres face uncertain time

Media6 September, 2024

The Nationals’ Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, has called on the Allan Labor Government to provide important financial support to our rural bush nursing centres. Centres have seen their budgets…

Kealy calls for clarity on Horsham housing project

Media5 September, 2024

The Nationals’ Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, has called on the Labor government to confirm when a planned housing development in Stawell Road, Horsham will go ahead. Speaking in Parliament,…

Labor’s financial mismanagement jeopardises local sport

Media5 September, 2024

Local sport is facing an uncertain future as the Allan Labor Government’s lack of funding for sports grounds maintenance and upgrades threatens to undermine community participation and development. The plight…

Rushed battery project arrives under the cover of darkness

Media30 August, 2024

Residents and producers near Stawell are facing the brutal reality of the Allan Labor Government’s first rushed major renewables project. The $250 million Joel Joel Battery Energy Storage Project, rushed…

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State education system failing teachers and students

Cheaper holidays with the Nationals in government

Nationals’ renewables plan will restore local voices

Neglect continues as Labor dumps regional roads agency

CFA volunteers punished with fire tax increase

Short-stay tax an attack on regional communities

Tiny Towns Fund now open

Labor shows contempt with VNI West consultation

Bush nursing centres face uncertain time

Kealy calls for clarity on Horsham housing project

Labor’s financial mismanagement jeopardises local sport

Rushed battery project arrives under the cover of darkness

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