A local business owner who received a flood small business grant has been asked to repay the money two years on from the devastating floods of October 2022. The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad said the distressing incident raised questions about how the grants program was handled by Business Victoria. Ms Broad told…
The planned social housing project in Myers Street Bendigo is a drop in the ocean compared to the overwhelming need for more affordable housing in the region. The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad said Friday’s visit by the Premier and the Minister for Housing to the Bendigo site was disappointing. “There are currently…
Ageing fire tankers are being shunted between northern Victorian towns in a move than has left many CFA brigades feeling like poor country cousins receiving hand-me-downs. The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad raised the issue in Parliament, saying it had affected brigades from Bendigo to Beechworth and beyond. Ms Broad told Parliament that…
The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad is encouraging all volunteers to take part in new research to gauge the state of volunteering in Victoria. Ms Broad said the study, which is being conducted by Volunteering Victoria, aims to capture trends and challenges in volunteering. As part of the survey, a special forum will…