My question is to the Minister for Water. Farmers in the south-west who have endured prolonged drought tell me they are frustrated by lengthy and complex planning and permit processes when trying to build on-farm dams. While controls around surface water are important, farmers need to be able to improve their drought resilience and capture…
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…
A decision by Parks Victoria to demolish a toilet block at Schulze’s Beach, Lake Hindmarsh has been slammed by the Member for Lowan and Deputy Leader of The Nationals, Emma Kealy. Lake Hindmarsh is currently holding 22,680 ML, slightly down from 25,110 ML in February. The lake has been used extensively by ski and fishing…
The Nationals in government will provide $50,000 to further investigate the feasibility of a piped water supply to rural properties, environmental sites and the towns of Edenhope and Harrow. Member for Lowan and Deputy Leader of The Nationals Emma Kealy made the announcement today. Ms Kealy said preliminary investigations had shown the West Grampians Pipeline…
The Andrews Government has turned it back on farmers again, denying biosecurity threats exist in its plan to open up licensed river frontages to camping in Victoria. During state parliament in May, The Nationals called on the Andrews Government to halt its plan, citing landholders’ concerns about biosecurity, farm trespass, public liability, waste management, bushfire…
The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy has highlighted a lack of clarity around changes to licenced river frontage regulations. Ms Kealy said her office had been contacted by a large number of farmers concerned about the changes and how they are going to manage public access on their licenced river frontages under the new…
Consultation has opened on sweeping changes introduced by the Andrews Labor Government that will allow people to camp on river frontages held under a grazing licence. The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy said it was imperative that landholders had their say on the new regulations, which are set to take effect on September 1.…
Member for Lowan Emma Kealy is deeply concerned that the Andrews Labor Government is looking to force its way into managing a local trust fund. Natimuk Lake Committee contacted Ms Kealy following correspondence from the government’s Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning regarding money left to the committee by Otto Spehr in the 1950s.…
The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy has launched a petition calling on the Andrews Labor Government to address the gas monopoly and associated skyrocketing gas prices in Horsham. Ms Kealy has repeatedly called on Labor to take action to address the issue, to ensure Horsham residents can access a fair gas price and the…
The Nationals, in government, will end household waste being sent to Victorian landfill by 2035. In the largest environmental overhaul in Victoria in decades, the visionary Zero to Landfill policy will bring energy-from-waste technology currently being used in central Paris, Amsterdam, Germany and Singapore to Victoria along with reforms to recycling. The policy comes as…
