Thousands of northern Victorian property owners will be hit with a large tax bill from the State Revenue Office right on Christmas. The Vacant Residential Land Tax (VRLT) is one of the 57 new or increased taxes introduced by the Allan Labor Government. The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad said the VRLT was…
The Allan Labor Government’s $200 billion Suburban Rail Loop is a gravy train with over 100 executives earning an average of $322,000 each in the last financial year. The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad said this was an extraordinary salary, in light of the cost of living crisis faced by many regional Victorians.…
The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad has accused the Allan Labor Government of robbing Peter to pay Paul as it scrambles to adequately fund vital emergency services. From 1 July 2025 the Fire Services Property Levy will be replaced by a new Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund (ESVF), which will appear on rates…
Submissions are now open for a new inquiry into Victoria’s cultural and creative industries. The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad will be part of the Legislative Council Economy and Infrastructure Committee conducting the inquiry. The committee will investigate the funding and support available to the industries. “The inquiry will look at Victoria’s share…
Regional ratepayers are footing the bill for the Allan Labor Government’s relentless cost-shifting on to local councils. The government’s systematic shifting of state responsibilities onto councils has been exposed in a Parliamentary inquiry and regional communities are paying the price, The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad said today. Ms Broad was a member of…
Regional Victorians continue to pay the price for Labor’s financial mismanagement as the cash-strapped Bendigo Health struggles for adequate funding. The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad said she was shocked to discover that Bendigo Health had recorded a $27 million deficit and received $46 million in supplemental funding just to stay afloat this…
New laws that make pill testing legal in Victoria will endanger the lives of young people and send completely the wrong message about drug use, according to The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad. The new laws will legalise pill testing at music festivals and allow people to carry illegal drugs when travelling to…
The Allan Labor Government must urgently review policies that are worsening the rental crisis in Bendigo and in regional communities. The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad questioned the Minister for Housing in Parliament, asking why the current administration is “seeking to destroy Victoria’s property market” by implementing repeated reforms that are forcing property…
Dear editor, Labor has been leading Victoria for the past 10 years, so I thought I’d share some ‘highlights’. Victoria has the highest state debt in Australia. Our debt has skyrocketed to nearly $188 billion resulting in interest repayments of over $26 million a day, or more than $1 million per hour. We pay the…
The new leader of The Victorian Nationals, Danny O’Brien, was in Bendigo today in his first regional visit as leader. Mr O’Brien used the visit to launch a document focused on the fallout from 10 years of Labor government in the state, saying rural and regional Victorians had received a poor deal from Labor. “We…