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Labor yet to appoint a monitor for Horsham council

Media21 July, 2022

Three weeks after announcing it would appoint a municipal monitor to oversee Horsham Rural City Council, the Andrews Labor Government continues to sit on its hands. At the start of…

Labor won’t make rates fair for farmers

Media7 November, 2018

The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy MP says Daniel Andrews’ rates cap has been anything but ‘fair’, particularly for farmers who are already under pressure from drought and high…

Labor votes to destroy the CFA

Media24 June, 2019

Daniel Andrews succeeded last week in his plan to tear apart our CFA. After years of war on our CFA volunteers, the Andrews Labor Government’s destructive CFA Bill passed the…

Labor votes against bill to protect CFA volunteers

Media9 December, 2016

Labor MPs have voted down the Liberal-Nationals Coalition’s efforts to introduce a bill into Parliament to protect the rights of CFA volunteers. The Country Fire Authority Amendment (Protecting CFA Volunteers)…

Labor vote shows contempt for CFA volunteers

Media14 May, 2018

Labor has voted down legislation that would see career and volunteer firefighters given the same access to cancer compensation. An attempt by the Liberal and Nationals to introduce presumptive cancer…

Labor urged to act on fire risks

Media2 November, 2020

The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy is pushing for out of control roadside vegetation to be addressed as we move towards summer and the impending bushfire season. The Nationals…

Labor unfairly blames Warracknabeal Principals

Media22 November, 2018

It’s an absolute disgrace that Labor Candidate Maurice Billi has blamed local Principals for the botched approached of the Warracknabeal Education Precinct project, in a recent interview on the ABC…

Labor taxing country people to pay for city transport

Media2 March, 2017

The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP says the Andrews Labor Government is forcing through legislation to introduce a $2 levy on country taxi passengers to pay for their…

Labor targets harvest for vehicle road blitz

Media6 December, 2016

The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP says the Andrews Labor Government’s ‘Operation Big Wheels’ has unfairly targeted farmers and harvest contractors to raise revenue for the Government. “For…

Labor snubs support for Lowan children

Media14 January, 2022

Member for Lowan Emma Kealy has lashed the Andrews Labor Government for ignoring rural and regional western Victoria communities with its plans for pop-up COVID vaccination clinics in schools. The…

Labor slugs country taxi users

Media24 August, 2017

The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP says the Melbourne Labor Government will slug country taxi users an extra one dollar per trip to fund the reforms around the…

Labor slashes funding for training at South West TAFE

Media19 April, 2016

Labor has slashed funding for student training at South West TAFE’s Hamilton campus, despite promising before the elections to grow enrolments and ‘rescue’ TAFE. South West TAFE’s annual report, tabled…

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Labor yet to appoint a monitor for Horsham council

Labor won’t make rates fair for farmers

Labor votes to destroy the CFA

Labor votes against bill to protect CFA volunteers

Labor vote shows contempt for CFA volunteers

Labor urged to act on fire risks

Labor unfairly blames Warracknabeal Principals

Labor taxing country people to pay for city transport

Labor targets harvest for vehicle road blitz

Labor snubs support for Lowan children

Labor slugs country taxi users

Labor slashes funding for training at South West TAFE

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