Victorians will this week learn whether they will be slapped with yet another new tax from the callous Allan Labor Government, as Parliament’s upper house again votes on the introduction of the Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund. A bill to introduce the new $1.2-billion tax – of which $205 million will come from farmers –…
The Allan Labor Government is once again trying to spin a photo opportunity as meaningful support – this time at Rocklands Reservoir – while regional businesses continue to suffer without real help. Dressed up as a good news story, Labor’s announcement of more fish and a concrete boat ramp at Rocklands Reservoir does nothing to…
Emma KEALY (Lowan) (09:59): My question is to the Premier. When will the $5000 business bushfire recovery fund open? This was announced back on 11 March. It is nearly a month later and businesses in the Grampians region still cannot apply for that fund. This is after the Victorian government did not go in to…
Emma KEALY (Lowan) (14:35): My question is to the Premier. The Treasurer said that the new emergency services tax is weighted at those that can afford to pay more. Members interjecting Emma KEALY: Speaker, please can I have the same courtesy extended to other members? The SPEAKER: Order! I expect all members to give each…
Last month – more than 12 weeks after fires ripped through the Grampians and after countless pleas for help – the Allan Labor Government finally announced support for impacted businesses.\ However more than three weeks later, with some businesses struggling to stay afloat, the government still has not opened applications for financial assistance. To make…
Emma KEALY (Lowan) (11:49): I am so happy I can speak on this bill to correct the rubbish that we have just heard from the Labor government, the spin and nonsense and the clear misrepresentation of the fact that this is just another great big new tax from Labor that will hit country people hardest.…
Emma KEALY (Lowan) (14:47): (1052) My question is to the Minister for Emergency Services on behalf of businesses impacted by the Grampians bushfires and national park closures over the summer. My question is: why are Grampians businesses only eligible for $5000 in disaster relief when the New South Wales and Queensland governments have successfully lobbied…
The Allan Labor Government has denied businesses impacted by the Grampians fires the level of financial support they desperately need and deserve. More than 12 weeks after the Grampians fire started and after countless pleas for help, the Allan Labor Government and federal Labor government have finally announced that affected small businesses will receive $5000…
The Independent Fire Services Implementation Monitor has slammed secondment arrangements between the CFA and Fire Rescue Victoria, concluding that arrangements are not working, have not worked for quite some time and, in fact, will never work. Member for Lowan and Deputy Leader of The Nationals, Emma Kealy, has called on the Premier to take immediate…
Lowan residents are being hit with massive tax bills on their rates notices due to the Allan Labor Government’s unfair Fire Services Levy. The levy, paid by all Victorian landowners, was hiked significantly by Labor in the 2024-25 State Budget, which will see Victorians pay about $186 million more in taxes than in previous years.…
