The Nationals’ Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, has worked alongside local committees and volunteers to secure more than $720,000 in state government funding for 21 projects across the Lowan electorate in western Victoria. Communities including Apsley, Mortlake, Pimpinio, Quantong, Edenhope, Casterton, Minyip, Dergholm, Penshurst and Warracknabeal were successful in the third round of Tiny Towns…
The Nationals have secured a Parliamentary inquiry to give communities across the state a chance to share their concerns and experiences with Victoria’s bushfire preparedness, planning and response. The inquiry will consider bushfire causes, their impact on communities, businesses and the environment – including native wildlife – and the resourcing and funding of emergency services agencies.…
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…
In the darkest and most difficult moments, we see the very best of our community. Over the past week, as residents in Natimuk, Quantong and Streatham have endured tragedy, time and again the collective spirit of our region and the selflessness and bravery of our emergency services volunteers have shone. It is difficult to articulate…
The Nationals in government will legislate to rebuild and restore the Country Fire Authority as an independent, volunteer-based autonomous fire service. That’s the pledge given by The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy today as the Andrews Government rams through its divisive changes to Victoria’s fire services. The Nationals have also promised to establish a…
National Volunteer Week gives us all the opportunity to celebrate and thank those who generously give their time to help others — and this year that help is more important than ever. The coronavirus pandemic has impacted our communities in a number of difficult ways. But it has also further galvanised our community spirit…
Member for Lowan Emma Kealy is encouraging local residents to help recognise and celebrate the important role neighbourhood houses play in regional communities during this year’s Neighbourhood House Week. Ms Kealy said neighbourhood houses in the Lowan electorate provided a range of valuable services, which were even more critical now as the community responded to…
Four years of perseverance to gain approval to tidy up vacant railway land has finally paid off for the Dartmoor community. The Dartmoor and District Progress Association identified an opportunity to turn a 1.2-kilometre stretch of unused railway track in the centre of town into an open walking and cycling space, and started work…
Australia Day 2020 was a wonderful celebration of community in the Lowan electorate on Sunday. Right across our fantastic region people attended Australia Day events and gatherings, enjoying the opportunity to come together and celebrate our Aussie way of life in its many different forms. A huge thank you to all the community groups and…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy is calling on the Andrews Labor Government to take immediate action to address the declining number of Justices of the Peace in western Victoria. There are currently 36 JPs servicing the Lowan electorate. “The number of JPs in western Victoria is gradually declining, mainly due to many reaching…
