Fresh calls for P-plate driving age to be lowered
The Nationals Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad has renewed calls for Victoria’s probationary driving age to be reduced to 17, saying this would bring…
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Crime skyrockets in Bendigo
Crime has skyrocketed in Bendigo in the past year according to statistics just released by the Crime Statistics Agency (CSA). The CSA found in Bendigo…
Pouring cold water on Labor’s ‘open for business’ claim
The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria, Gaelle Broad, highlighted the ongoing challenges faced by local businesses, after assisting an applicant navigate a prolonged liquor licence…
Labor’s grinch-like tax grab hits property owners at Christmas
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…
Fat cats earn big bucks on gravy train
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…
Labor robs Peter to pay Paul
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…
Submissions now open for cultural and creative inquiry
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…
Ratepayers foot the bill for Labor’s cost shifting tactics
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…
Cash-strapped Bendigo Health continues to struggle
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…
Dangerous pill testing laws send the wrong message
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,…
Policies drive Bendigo’s housing market ‘off a cliff’
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…
Letter to the Editor – A decade of Labor ‘highlights’
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…
New leader of The Nationals visits Bendigo
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…
Push for inquiry into VCE exam debacle is shut down
A push for a major inquiry into the bungled 2024 Victorian VCE exams has been shut down by Labor Members of Parliament The Victorian Nationals…
MP demands support for victims of major privacy breach
The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad has condemned a recent privacy breach by the Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal (VOCAT), which exposed the…