Deputy Leader of The Nationals and Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Emma Kealy, has urged the Allan Labor Government to refocus its priorities on supporting drought-affected farmers instead of hiring more communications advisors in Melbourne. “Despite recent rain, many Victorian farmers remain in drought conditions. While paddocks may look green, the reality is the feed has…
My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Environment, and the action I seek is to provide confirmation that bee sites on public land will continue into the future. I have been contacted by a number of beekeepers, apiarists, from around the state, who are deeply concerned that Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action…
I would like to speak on the amendments regarding the National Electricity (Victoria) Amendment (VicGrid Stage 2 Reform) Bill 2025, and I would like to pick up that last topic that was raised by the member for Tarneit: ‘This is a hard topic for some people in regional Victoria’, in reference to renewables. I am…
I rise today to speak on the Domestic Animals Amendment (Rehoming Cats and Dogs and Other Matters) Bill 2025. I know that this is the place to be because no-one wants to go to the Spring Racing Carnival event tonight and nobody wants to go to the Italian dinner with food brought in by the…
The Allan Labor Government has stripped farmers and landowners of their rights so transmission lines can be built on their properties. Supported by the Greens, Animal Justice Party and the Cannabis Party, Labor rammed through legislation in Victorian Parliament that gives officials the power to use reasonable force to enter land deemed necessary for the…
The Allan Labor Government has lost the trust of 9 in 10 Victorian farmers as revealed by a Victorian Farmers Federation survey. In Question Time today, the Minister for Agriculture, Ros Spence, refused to explain how sacking more than 200 Agriculture Victoria staff over the past three years would build trust with Victorian producers…
I condemn the Allan Labor government for their continuous attacks on farming communities right across Victoria. We have learned over the past couple of weeks of more cuts to Agriculture Victoria. We are hearing that 49 staff will be lost. That includes a number of frontline scientists who are responsible for amazing research that allows…
Labor promised no frontline service cuts — yet the Premier is now targeting Victoria’s incredible team of agricultural research scientists. This is a total disregard for the 21,300 farm businesses across Victoria — the lifeblood of our regional communities — who generate well over $14 billion in agricultural produce and drive around 27 per cent…
The Allan Labor Government’s continued contempt for regional Victorians has hit a new low, with the government unexpectedly expanding proposed renewable energy zones in the Wimmera, Mallee and south-west. The zones form part of the final VicGrid 2025 Victorian Transmission Plan released today, which identifies areas where the government wants to build wind, solar and battery projects.…
The Allan Labor Government is once again punishing regional Victorians, this time by sacking Agriculture Victoria’s pest and weed team. From December, Victoria will be the only state in Australia with no plan, no rules and no resources to deal with destructive pests like blackberries, rabbits and gorse. These invasive pests will be able to…
