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…
Women from right across northern Victoria will join International Women’s Day celebrations at Parliament House tomorrow, marking 100 years since women won the right to stand for the Victorian Parliament. The milestone event will celebrate “extraordinary ordinary” women. “Our community is full of extraordinary women doing amazing things,” Northern Victoria MP Gaelle Broad said. “So…
Houses in Huntly could be at risk of flooding unless the Bendigo Creek flood levy is urgently repaired, Northern Victoria MP Gaelle Broad told Parliament today. She has asked the Minister for Water to explain what is being done to address the issue. The levy bank was badly damaged during last year’s floods. Local constituents…