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…
Vital funding for regional roads must be a key focus of next month’s State Budget, Nationals Member for Northern Victoria Region Gaelle Broad said today. “The State Budget on 23rd May is fast approaching, and it’s time the Government took this issue seriously and prioritised regional road funding.” “Many of our regional and rural roads…
Northern Victorian MP Gaelle Broad will officially open the Australian Gold Prospectors Expo in Bendigo this weekend. Ms Broad said the expo was a “golden opportunity” for people to learn more about prospecting. She said the recent discovery of a large gold nugget worth $240,000 in central Victoria had sparked a fresh outburst of gold…
Northern Victoria MP Gaelle Broad has urged people to register for organ donation in light of a new inquiry into donation rates in Victoria. The Parliament’s Legal and Social Issues Committee is seeking submissions to its inquiry into improving organ and tissue donation rates until May 19. “This is a timely reminder to seriously consider…
Northern Victorian MP Gaelle Broad has urged the government to take a first-hand look at the appalling state of mobile phone and broadband services in key parts of regional Victoria. Ms Broad said the issue was increasingly urgent as poor mobile coverage and internet connections were holding the regions back in everything from business and…
People affected by last year’s floods across central and northern Victoria have been urged to have their say as part of the state’s Inquiry into the 2022 Flood Event in Victoria. Nationals MP Gaelle Broad is a member of the Upper House Environment and Planning Committee conducting the inquiry. She said it was very important…
The Labor Government must prioritise regional infrastructure projects in the upcoming State Budget, Northern Victoria Region MP Gaelle Broad told Parliament this week. Ms Broad said regional Victoria’s population was growing rapidly, and significant investment was urgently needed in our roads, hospitals, schools and rail. In the last State Budget, Regional Victoria only received 13%…
The State Government must allow people to opt out of having their private health records automatically shared on a central database, Northern Victoria MP Gaelle Broad has told Parliament. Ms Broad said people should have freedom of choice on whether their health information was automatically accessible to all public health professionals. She said it was…
A last-minute change to the planned route for new overhead powerlines connecting Victoria and NSW has left a swathe of rural communities in limbo, Northern Victoria MP Gaelle Broad told Parliament. Residents of western and northern Victoria have just four weeks remaining to comment on the new proposal for the massive project, and minimal detail…