Kealy — Apply Now For Youth Parliament

Young Wimmera-Mallee residents wishing to influence Victorian law have the opportunity to do so as part of the YMCA Youth Parliament program according to The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP. Ms Kealy said applications for this year’s 2018 program were now open to interested people between the ages of 16 and 25. “The…

Congratulations to VCE and VCAL students – Letter to the Editor

Congratulations to those who have received their Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) results. Completion of secondary education is a significant milestone and achievement, and one that should be acknowledged and celebrated. If you haven’t received the result you had hoped for there are many other pathways available that…

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Emily designs Christmas card for MP

The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP will use a design by Emily Preston, a Year 5 student at Haven Primary School as the cover for her 2017 Christmas card. Ms Kealy wrote to all primary schools in the electorate inviting students to design the cover of her Christmas card, asking them to depict…

Scholarships available for rural vocational students

The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP is encouraging young people from regional Victoria looking to undertake vocational education or training to apply for a new scholarship. The Rural Chances scholarship, launched last week, is an initiative of the Macpherson Smith Rural Foundation (MSRF) and is available to students across Victoria. The 2018 scholarship…

Kealy — no funding for Baimbridge College

The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP is disappointed Baimbridge College has once again missed out on State government funding in this year’s budget. The College was one of 35 schools to share in $12 million for planning in 2016-17, however no money has been allocated to undertake capital works. Ms Kealy has again…

Daniel Andrews abandons school asbestos promise

15 June 2017 — LETTER TO THE EDITOR Daniel Andrews has abandoned families in the Lowan electorate by breaking yet another key election commitment. Prior to the 2014 election, Daniel Andrews promised Victorian families that he would remove every inch of asbestos from Victoria’s government schools by January 2020. Daniel Andrews has walked away from…

Budget delivers more to rorting MP than to West Wimmera

The entire West Wimmera has received less from the 2017-18 State Budget than the $76,000 leave pass handed to rorting Labor MP Don Nardella. The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP said Daniel Andrews had forgiven the Labor MP’s debt, allowing him to repay just half of the money he rorted after he listed…

Budget delivers more to rorting MP than to Warracknabeal

Warracknabeal has received no new funding from the 2017-18 State Budget yet a $76,000 leave pass was handed to rorting Labor MP Don Nardella. The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP said Daniel Andrews had forgiven the Labor MP’s debt, allowing him to repay just half of the money he rorted after he listed…