Dear Editor, Wow, I thought last year’s state budget was bad. This year it’s worse. After a decade of financial mismanagement under Labor, Victoria’s net debt has risen from $21.8 billion, to $187.8 billion by 2028. Due to Labor’s financial mismanagement, we are currently paying over $15 million every single day on interest payments. Because…
A Parliamentary inquiry into local government funding and services has kicked off this week, with residents and local councils encouraged to make submissions. The Nationals Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad is a member of the Legislative Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee conducting the inquiry. Ms Broad said potential cost-shifting issues ranged from waste collection…
An interim report from the inquiry into the cancellation of the 2026 Commonwealth Games has found the State Government rushed the decision to host the Games and has blocked access to key documents needed for the inquiry. The interim report was tabled in the Legislative Council yesterday. The Nationals Member for Northern Victoria said the…
Less than half of a new fleet of 48 heavy fire tankers have still not been delivered, months after they were due to be provided to local CFA brigades. The Member for Northern Victoria Region Gaelle Broad raised concerns about the missing tankers in Parliament, saying the State government must explain what has happened to…
Roads across Northern Victoria are still in a mess as local councils struggle to get funding to fix them following widespread flood damage. The Nationals Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad told Parliament that local councils are reporting multiple layers of frustrating red tape as they try to access appropriate funding. As the interim report…
The State Government must consult with border communities and fast track development of the long-awaited Albury Wodonga hospital, which is now at breaking point. The Nationals Member for Northern Victoria Galle Broad said residents were frustrated and tired of waiting for some real action on the planned health service. In October last year, Ms Broad…
Dear Editor, As we pause to reflect on ANZAC Day, I’d like to encourage people to visit the Faces of Peace exhibition at the Bendigo Military Museum in Pall Mall. The exhibition captures the stories of local people, and looks at the history, bravery and sacrifice of regional Victoria’s peacekeepers throughout the years. In a…
The interim report on the State Upper House’s committee Inquiry into the 2022 Flood Event in Victoria was tabled at the regional Parliamentary sitting in Victoria yesterday, revealing some alarming findings. The report focused on flood recovery in Northern Victoria and highlighted significant shortcomings in the Allan Labor Government’s response and recovery efforts for flood…
Today is International Bat Appreciation Day, but bats are definitely not appreciated in the centre of Bendigo. Bendigo’s once beautiful Rosalind Park is now home to a colony of up to 38,000 bats which have damaged historic trees, covered pathways in excrement and created a large amount of noise. “It seems the Labor Minister really…
An historic regional sitting of the Victorian Upper House will be held in Echuca on Thursday and members of the public are invited to attend. The Nationals Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad said the regional sitting was being held to show support for regional communities impacted by the floods. “Across Northern Victoria many residents are…