Taxpayer dollars wasted on stalled Bendigo projects
Bendigo residents are rightly frustrated by a series of stalled and mismanaged State Government projects that have left millions of dollars tied up in unused…
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CFA annual report highlights ongoing funding crisis
The CFA annual report has finally been tabled, confirming an ongoing funding crisis. The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad said angry CFA volunteers…
Unpopular tax not scrapped – just on hold
The Allan Labor Government is trying to hoodwink Victorian farmers by putting its unpopular emergency services tax on hold, The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria…
Government must act urgently on bushfire risk
The Allan Labor Government must act urgently to reduce bushfire risk ahead of a potentially disastrous fire season, The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle…
Firefighting vehicles out of action as fire season looms
The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad has asked the Allan Labor Government to explain why crucial firefighting vehicles are out of action ahead…
Thanks to all our amazing volunteers!
The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad has thanked the region’s volunteers during Volunteers Week. Ms Broad attended an afternoon tea with volunteers at…
Angry CFA volunteers protest outside Premier’s office
Angry CFA volunteers brought their fire tankers to Premier Jacinta Allan’s Bendigo office today in a dramatic protest over Labor’s proposed emergency services tax. The…
Emergency Services Levy must be stopped
The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria, Gaelle Broad, has called on the Allan Labor Government to stop the proposed Emergency Services levy, highlighting the severe…
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…
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…
CFA brigades get hand-me-down tankers
Ageing fire tankers are being shunted between northern Victorian towns in a move than has left many CFA brigades feeling like poor country cousins receiving…
Missing fire tankers must be delivered
Less than half of a new fleet of 48 heavy fire tankers have still not been delivered, months after they were due to be provided…
New fire station sits empty while upgrades ‘on hold’
The Nationals have asked the Labor State Government to explain why a brand new temporary fire station has sat empty for two years in East…
Fire preparation time is now
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor This year we are being warned that we face an intense bushfire season and the time for preparation is…