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…
I rise to speak on the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Amendment (Financial Assurance) Bill 2025. This is a piece of legislation which is around the designated mines in the state, the Latrobe Valley mines. My National Party colleague the member for Morwell spoke so well on this because he knows these issues better than anybody…
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…
My adjournment matter is directed to the Minister for Energy and Resources. The action I seek is for the minister to initiate a comprehensive review of Victoria’s mineral sands mining regulatory framework, including the environment effects statement process and mining activity oversight, to strengthen safeguards for productive farmland in the Wimmera and Southern Mallee, to…
