Kealy urges rapid testing solution for workforce shortages

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Member for Lowan Emma Kealy has called on the Health Minister to permit rapid testing for workers who are not vaccinated by the state government’s mandated deadline, to avoid looming workforce shortages. Ms Kealy has been contacted by people across a wide range of businesses and industries that are facing significant reductions in services or…

Letter to the editor: The Nationals’ alternative roadmap

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Victorians are looking for an iron-clad guarantee we’re on the road to reopen, rebuild and recover. Mixed messages and the Premier’s condescending lack of trust in Victorians has left us without hope that Labor’s roadmap will deliver us the freedoms it promises. As double-dose vaccination rates reach 60 per cent in regional Victoria, we deserve…

Country schools, sport can safely reopen sooner

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Students in regional Victoria should not have to endure more weeks locked out of the classroom. According to the Andrews Government’s roadmap, only Prep to Grade 2 and final years students are back in the classroom this week to start to get their studies back on track. Despite high vaccination rates across regional Victoria, it…

Advocacy secures crucial support for VCE, VET and VCAL students

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Advocacy from Member for Lowan Emma Kealy and her Liberal Nationals colleagues has seen the state government agree to enact special consideration measures for VCE, VET and VCAL students impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns. After strong lobbying and support from students and educators across the Lowan region, the government today announced that the Consideration of Educational…

Kealy calls for special consideration for Year 12 students

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The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy is calling for all 2021 Victorian year 12 students to receive special consideration because of the disruption caused by COVID-19 and remote learning. Ms Kealy has received calls from students and teachers over recent weeks who are feeling increasing levels of anxiety about whether they will have time…

2021 Parliament Prize competition now open

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The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy is encouraging local students to enter the 2021 Parliament Prize competition. To enter, students need to submit a video of themselves presenting a Members Statement they would make to Parliament if they were a Member of Parliament. A Member’s Statement is an opportunity for MPs to make a…

Funding boost for eight Lowan schools

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Eight schools across the Lowan electorate will receive minor capital works funding from this year’s state budget. Member for Lowan Emma Kealy said The Nationals had called for the Andrews Labor Government to provide a list of schools that would receive money for minor works, after details were not released in the budget last week.…

Lowan schools receive much-needed funding

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Member for Lowan Emma Kealy has paid tribute to the Warracknabeal and Hamilton communities, after years of tireless advocacy was rewarded with confirmation of funding for school redevelopments in this week’s state budget. The state government announced $19.8 million in May for the Warracknabeal Education Precinct, to ensure every stage of a project to co-locate…

Budget a missed opportunity for communities doing it tough

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Member for Lowan Emma Kealy has questioned why the State Government has not prioritised the areas hardest-hit financially by the COVID-19 pandemic in its 2020-21 Budget.   Ms Kealy said she was extremely disappointed that the Andrews Labor Government had overlooked large areas of the electorate in this year’s budget, including those struggling the most…