Halls Gap will be lifted to world class tourist status if The Nationals are elected to government in November, Member for Lowan Emma Kealy has announced. “The Nationals in government will invest in Halls Gap’s future by providing $2.75 million towards building a new road and bridge over Stoney Creek, unlocking prime commercial land in…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy has condemned a move by the Greens and Labor to block millions of dollars in extra funding for country roads. In State Parliament this week, the Liberal Nationals proposed amendments during debate of the Transport Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 that would see more funding put into maintaining roads…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP has been inundated with complaints from local residents deeply concerned about the Andrews Labor Government’s botched rollout of centre line rumble strips on narrow and crumbling country roads. Ms Kealy raised the matter in Parliament this week, asking the Minister for Roads to immediately halt the rollout…
Victorian Parliament – 10 May 2018 – Ms KEALY – This is my fourth opportunity to respond to the budget for the electorate of Lowan. Unfortunately yet again it is a scenario where there is very, very little in it when it comes to the people of Lowan and other people who live in regional Victoria. On…
Victorian Parliament – 8 May 2018 – Ms KEALY – I have been inundated with complaints from constituents deeply concerned by the latest botched rollout of centre-line rumble strips on narrow and crumbling country roads. Trucks are forced to drive up the centre of the road along the Borung Highway between Dimboola and Warracknabeal because the sides…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP said the Andrews Labor Government’s latest State Budget offered a raw deal to communities across Western Victoria. Ms Kealy said she was disappointed Labor had again failed to fund important projects across Western Victoria with no funding allocated to local hospitals, police stations, sporting facilities, CFA and…
The Premier for Melbourne is playing catch up after three years of short-changing western Victoria on funding to fix country roads, Emma Kealy Member for Lowan has said. This week, the Andrews Labor Government announced a Fixing Country Roads fund for regional and rural councils over two years. Emma Kealy MP said Labor was offering…
An elected Liberal Nationals government will fix country roads and save country lives. Opposition Leader Matthew Guy, Leader of The Nationals Peter Walsh and Shadow Minister for Roads and Infrastructure David Hodgett announced today if elected, the Liberal Nationals will bring back the $160 million Country Roads and Bridges Program. By contrast, Daniel Andrews axed…
The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy MP has congratulated the local community on their efforts to have urgent repairs undertaken to the dangerous Harrow-Balmoral Road, but says more needs to be done to ensure the safety of local road users. The Harrow-Balmoral Road is a school bus and major freight route. Regular use by…
The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy MP is continuing her call for the Andrews Labor Government to immediately fund the rebuilding of the Albacutya Bridge north of Rainbow. The load limit of the 97-year-old bridge was reduced to 18 tonne in 2016 due to age related structural damage, causing significant additional travel for heavy…
