Local families with school-aged children can apply for assistance through the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund. The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, said the fund provided important support for eligible families to help cover the cost of school camps, sporting programs and excursions. “School camps, sporting activities and excursions are an important part of…
I would like to speak to the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee 2024–25 budget estimates report from October 2024, and I would like to specifically highlight today matters regarding the Department of Transport and Planning specifically related to the public and active transport portfolio. There are aspects within this report which reflect upon the regional…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, is calling on the Allan Labor Government to reconsider planned changes to the Casterton school bus network after a review widely failed to consider local feedback. The Department of Transport and Planning started a review of the network more than a year ago, and families repeatedly raised concerns…
As the year draws to a close, I would like to extend my best wishes to Year 12 students who will sit their final exams over the coming weeks. The culmination of your secondary education can be an emotional time, as it marks the end of one chapter of your life. It is also an…
I would like to briefly raise a matter for the Minister for Education, and the action I seek is for the minister to direct the Victorian School Building Authority to develop a traffic and parking management plan for Horsham West primary school. This has been an issue for an extended period of time. There have…
Unfortunately, I have yet another example of the Allan Labor government’s failure to listen to local people, and this time it is around the Casterton school bus runs, where the city-centric Labor government have focused on merging a number of bus runs that will leave our Victorian students worse off. There are proposals at the…
My adjournment matter is for the Premier, and the action I seek is for the Premier and the Labor government to immediately secure funding for the By Five Wimmera Southern Mallee Early Years Initiative. The By Five program is a very important program for supporting children in some of our most vulnerable communities across the…
This week’s State Budget has confirmed regional Victorians will continue to face more pain under Labor, with the government slashing spending to roads and agriculture while increasing taxes. Member for Lowan and Deputy Leader of The Nationals, Emma Kealy, said the budget’s theme of “focusing on what matters” could not be more inaccurate, with the…
Labor’s state budget has dealt a cruel blow to Wimmera and Mallee communities, failing to confirm crucial ongoing funding for the By Five Early Years Initiative. By Five works with families, service providers and researchers to ensure all families in the region have access to quality universal early years services, and also works to improve…
As Victoria scrambles to address skills shortages across sectors including early childhood education and healthcare, the Allan Labor Government has made another callous cut to crucial training funding. The government has slashed vital Skills First funding from Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) with the axing of the 10 per cent funding premium set aside for students…
