The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP is congratulating local community efforts which have secured new mobile phone towers for the Wartook Valley, Laharum and Yaapeet. “I am proud that after extensive lobbying and by our rural communities working closely with Government at local, State and Federal levels, that the Wartook Valley, Laharum and…
The state’s Auditor General has raised serious concerns about the financial sustainability of Victoria’s small councils in an audit tabled in the Victorian Parliament today. The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP said the report revealed how Labor’s cuts to funding programs for small rural councils were hurting local government. “The report highlights the…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP has joined The Nationals Federal Member for Mallee, Andrew Broad who has today announced $900,000 for the Horsham North Community Hub. “I congratulate the Horsham Rural City Council and the Horsham North community after successfully lobbying of both the State and Federal Governments for funding towards the Horsham North Community Hub project,” Ms Kealy said. The Horsham North Hub project includes a…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP is hopeful Labor Ministers will announce significant funding across Western Victoria during a visit to the electorate this week. “We need a real investment of funds to ensure our country communities continue to thrive”, Ms Kealy said. “Regional Victoria represents 25 per cent of the state’s population,…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP has confirmed that fuel prices in regional Victoria will be analysed after a Nationals-Liberal Coalition proposal for an inquiry passed Parliament this week. “The Nationals-Liberal Coalition has listened to community concerns and hopes that a Parliamentary Inquiry can lift the lid on high country fuel prices,” Ms…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP has called for urgent flood relief to support the Coleraine community as they begin clean up works following a one-in-one hundred year flood event. Coleraine received more than 50 millimeters of rainfall in the last 24 hours which has resulted in significant flood damage throughout the town,…
The Nationals-Liberal Coalition has proposed in Parliament this week to establish an inquiry into fuel prices in regional Victoria. The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP said people from the Lowan Electorate feel like they are being ‘ripped off’ at the pump and there is no question that cost-of-living pressures are taking their toll…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP will join local festivities to celebrate the official opening of the Pomonal Community Hall this weekend. “In 2014 as the Nationals candidate for Lowan, I was proud to join Deputy Premier and Leader of The Nationals, Peter Ryan and former Nationals Member for Lowan Hugh Delahunty in…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP says the Melbourne Labor Government has again broken an election promise by imposing a new Uber tax across Victoria. “Daniel Andrews promised no new taxes or fees, but is now going to implement a $2 per trip tax on country communities not serviced by ride-share company, Uber,”…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP has today joined the Southern Grampians Shire Council to celebrate the official opening of the Hamilton Airport redevelopment works. “The former Nationals Member for Lowan, successfully lobbied for $4.5 million of funding to enable this vital project, which will support the future growth of Hamilton and the…
