The Nationals are ready to get on with the job of strong and stable government, with a positive plan to rebuild regional Victoria. The Nationals will fix our roads, investing $5 billion to repair and rebuild our state road network, plus $288 million for local country roads and bridges. The Nationals will tackle crime, with 3000 additional police,…
When the Premier was first appointed to that role in this state she proudly said she was from regional Victoria and would be a Premier for regional Victorians. And yet here we are, with money being funnelled to bikies and criminal gangs and to use strippers to motivate men for overnight shifts, instead of money…
My question is to the Minister for Women. Minister, how do jobs reserved for state-sponsored strippers on Big Build sites show respect to women? Mary-Anne THOMAS (Macedon – Leader of the House, Minister for Health, Minister for Ambulance Services, Minister for Women) (14:24): I thank the member for her question. The Premier has been very…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, is calling on the Allan Labor Government to fix a gap in Victoria’s land tax laws that unfairly penalises adult children who provide housing for parents with significant disabilities. Ms Kealy was recently contacted by a western Victorian woman in her 40s who purchased her parents’ home after…
The Nationals’ Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, is inviting residents across western Victoria to share their thoughts on some of the key issues facing rural and regional communities. Ms Kealy has launched a survey as part of The Nationals’ ongoing efforts to champion local communities and better understand the things that matter to them. “We…
Several flawed land tax assessments across the Wimmera and south-west have prompted The Nationals’ Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, to call for an investigation. Ms Kealy said dozens of residents had contacted her office in the past few months regarding errors in their land tax assessments, including incorrect land classifications and relevant exemptions not being…
The Allan Labor Government will this year cut budgets for the state’s emergency services, despite introducing a tax it promised would deliver them more funding. Labor’s own budget papers show significant funding reductions across key emergency agencies, including those the government used to justify introducing its Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund, which came into effect…
In my limited time before the break I would like to reflect upon what has been contributed to this Parliament and what was handed down by the Victorian Treasurer. Let us remember this is a Treasurer who stepped into the role saying she would stand up for regional Victoria because she is a regional Victorian.…
The Nationals and Liberals will scrap the Allan Labor Government’s cruel Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund that seeks to rip $765 million a year from hard-working Victorians. The parties made the announcement on the steps of Parliament House this week, where Member for Lowan and Deputy Leader of The Nationals, Emma Kealy, and Nationals and…
Emma KEALY (Lowan) (12:50): (1134) My question is to the Premier. Will the Premier commit to scrapping the tax and making the commitment made on the steps of Parliament today by the Liberals and the Nationals? I was moved by the contribution by John Bennett of Kaniva, who has been absolutely smashed with the Little…
