Nationals MP Gaelle Broad met with the Shadow Treasurer Brad Rowswell and Nationals leader Peter Walsh to discuss the State Budget in Bendigo this morning. Mr Rowswell confirmed that this week’s Budget inflicts more pain on Victorian workers, families and businesses when they can least afford it. “It’s concerning the state debt will continue to…
This week’s State Budget inflicts more pain on Victorian workers, families and businesses when they can least afford it, the Nationals Member for Northern Victoria Region Gaelle Broad said today. “In recent weeks I have spoken to many people who are having trouble k eeping up with rising costs,” Ms Broad said. “There have been…
Regional communities right across northern Victoria are hurting as a direct result of bank closures, the Nationals Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad has told Parliament. Ms Broad called on the Regional Development Minister to support regional towns to ensure vital local banking services remain. “This month the ANZ branch closes in Myrtleford. The Cobram…
The Nationals have successfully gained a full inquiry into Victoria’s education system. Nationals Member for Northern Victoria Region, Gaelle Broad, strongly supported the motion for the inquiry in Parliament yesterday. The motion by Nationals MP Melina Bath asked Parliament’s Legal and Social Issues Committee to look at a range of key issues. The inquiry will…
Bendigo’s bat problem is getting out of hand and must be better managed, Nationals MP Gaelle Broad has told State Parliament. Ms Broad asked the Minister for Environment to explain what the Government is doing to manage this issue. “Rosalind Park is the jewel in the crown of Bendigo’s CBD and it is being badly…
The Liberals and Nationals have secured a parliamentary inquiry into local government funding and service delivery. “The electorate of Northern Victoria that I represent covers nearly half of the state, and there are 27 local councils in the region,” Ms Broad told Parliament. Ms Broad said, “I have met with many councils across the region,…
Northern Victoria MP Gaelle Broad spoke in Parliament today to support a formal sitting of State Parliament in north central Victoria. Ms Broad said a regional sitting would be a strong show of support for rural and regional areas that had suffered greatly in recent times. “In last few years our region has…
Nationals Member for Northern Victoria Region Gaelle Broad has urged the Minister for Health to urgently provide clarity on the future of the Bendigo Stroke Support Group ahead of the May 23 Budget. Ms Broad spoke in Parliament on the issue yesterday. She previously raised it with the Minister for Health in February, and as…
Nationals Member for Northern Victoria Region Gaelle Broad has urged people affected by the 2022 Victorian Floods to ensure they apply for the relevant grants before the cut-off date on 1 May. Ms Broad said the Business and Community Sport Flood Recovery Grant program was aimed at small businesses, not-for-profit and community sport and recreation…
Nationals MP Gaelle Broad has urged the Minister for Energy and Resources to listen to community concerns over the controversial high voltage powerline planned for western Victoria. “Given the significance of this major project, I urge the Minister to get involved and listen to what the community is saying,” Ms Broad said. She said a…