The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad has called on the Allan Labor Government to urgently fix Victoria’s broken WorkCover scheme, as local businesses are crippled by skyrocketing premiums. “One Bendigo-based employer has seen their WorkCover premium explode from $32,000 in 2022/23 to nearly $76,000 in 2025/26, a staggering increase which has more than doubled in just…
The latest data from the Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) released today confirms that the crime crisis is worsening. The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad said analysis of the new CSA figures highlights further increases in crime. “Not a week goes by without reports of alarming local crimes across our region,” Ms Broad said.…
Harcourt residents have been let down by the Allan Labor Government, as its promise to reopen the Harcourt Railway Station has now been downgraded to a possible bus service The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad raised the issue of the Harcourt railway station in Parliament last month, asking the Minister to clarify the…
The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad has supported calls to introduce a registration system for safer protests in Victoria. The Liberals and Nationals introduced the ‘Safer Protest with a Registration System and a Ban on Face Coverings Bill 2025’ into Parliament. “Peaceful protest is a vital part of our democracy,” Ms Broad said.…
The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad is keen to raise awareness of a new plan to make our communities safer, ahead of a crime forum in Bendigo tomorrow, Tuesday September 16. Ms Broad said a future Liberal Nationals Government will commit $100 million to the Safer Communities Plan. The plan builds on the…
The two police officers who had their lives tragically taken at Porepunkah on August 26 have been remembered in State Parliament this week. The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad, whose electorate includes Porepunkah, extended her condolences on behalf of The Nationals to the officers’ families, friends and colleagues. “Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal…
The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad has asked the Minister for Transport Infrastructure to explain the impact of the Melbourne Metro Tunnel on northern Victorian rail services. A leading rail expert has warned Bendigo’s train services are unlikely to improve for the foreseeable future and would inevitably get slower after Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel…
The Allan Labor Government Ministers must stop hiding behind anonymous spokespeople, The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad has told Parliament. Ms Broad said a range of important issues had recently been left to un-named spokespeople to explain, as the relevant Ministers avoided their responsibilities. “My question to the Premier is why ministerial responsibility…
The passage of the VicGrid Bill has been met with strong opposition from The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria, Gaelle Broad, who condemned the legislation as a direct attack on regional communities and private property rights. “Have we ever seen anything like this bill in the history of this chamber? A bill that permits…
The Allan Labor Government must provide an update on the planned reopening of the Harcourt Railway Station which is still in limbo, seven years after it was promised. The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad said she had spoken to locals who were concerned the project had gone off the rails. In Parliament this…