It is extremely disappointing that the concerns of the community and Horsham Rural City Council have not been addressed prior to Labor granting a licence for this project. At no stage has the impact on productive agricultural land and food production been adequately considered. This is exactly why I introduced a Private Members Bill to…
Member for Lowan and Deputy Leader of The Nationals Emma Kealy has welcomed the decision to keep 98 per cent of more than 3300 climbs open at Mount Arapiles-Dyurrite, after years of uncertainty for climbers and the Natimuk community. “This is a huge win for climbers, Natimuk and common sense,” Ms Kealy said. “I particularly…
Labor’s eleventh-hour review of the Western Renewables Link exposes the uncertainty surrounding its transmission agenda and strengthens the case to scrap VNI West altogether. The Nationals Deputy Leader and Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, said Labor MPs should not be claiming victory after years of ignoring farmers and regional communities fighting Labor’s divisive transmission plan.…
The Carroll Labor Government’s H5 vaccination plan has prioritised tourism over wildlife and food production, focusing only on penguins at two tourist attractions. Today’s announcement that 5000 penguins will be vaccinated covers only the Phillip Island Penguin Parade and the St Kilda Penguin Colony, both major tourism drawcards. The announcement completely ignores poultry and threatened…
The Mount Arapiles climbing community has secured a major victory, with the Allan Labor Government forced to abandon its plan to close thousands of climbing routes at one of the world’s premier climbing destinations. A state government ban on climbing the Mount Arapiles (Dyurrite) could be reversed with more than 3,000 popular climbing routes now…
The Nationals’ Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, has called on the Allan Labor Government to take urgent action to address the growing impact of wild dog attacks across western Victoria, warning that farming families are facing devastating livestock losses and ongoing emotional distress. Ms Kealy, who is also the Shadow Minister for Agriculture, recently met…
Victorian farmers are being hit from all sides, yet a simple, practical issue like weed control continues to be ignored by the Allan Labor Government. The Nationals Member for Lowan and Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Emma Kealy, said invasive weeds such as gorse were spreading unchecked across regional Victoria, placing further pressure on landholders already…
It is wonderful to be able to contribute in this place on outdoor recreation, and it has also been amazing to hear of so many members of this place who love outdoor recreation and particularly love to come and visit my electorate of Lowan to enjoy all that we have to offer. It was wonderful…
My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Energy and Resources, and the action I seek is for the minister to join me to meet with communities who are very concerned about the impact of the south-west renewable energy zone and the western renewable energy zone. These are communities that in many instances you could…
Late last year I attended the 150-year celebration of Horsham fire brigade. Horsham town hall was filled with volunteer firefighters and emergency services workers, acknowledging the many disasters that they had attended over the past century and a half. Little did I know that less than two months later it would be the same assembly…
