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Last week as the 2019 road toll tragically surpassed the 2018 total, police resources were being diverted from important road safety work to babysit disruptive... Read More

214 people have tragically lost their lives on Victorian roads this year. That’s more deaths already in 2019 than the entirety of 2018, and we... Read More

This morning on 3AW, Minister for Public Transport Melissa Horne said in relation to another round of poor V/Line performance data …satisfaction by customers is... Read More

Rural and regional Victorians want assurances that money for road maintenance will be spent properly and result in high quality, long lasting repairs. Too often... Read More

The latest social housing waiting list data released by the Andrews Labor Government reveals that the Government would need to build 46.3% more social housing... Read More

Member for South West Coast Roma Britnell says this morning’s roads funding announcement is nothing more than a media stunt and is previously announced funding.... Read More

A new poll ranking Warrnambool and the south-west as Australia’s most liveable area is telling local what they already know, Member for South West Coast... Read More

The Andrews Labor Government has taken the scalpel to Southern Grampians Glenelg and South West Primary Care Partnerships as Labor’s health funding cuts continue to... Read More

Member for South West Coast Roma Britnell has again raised the proposed joint CFA and SES base in Port Fairy with the Minister for Emergency... Read More

The Andrews Labor Government has botched the Murray Basin Rail Project and is leaving the Port of Portland at a competitive disadvantage, Member for South... Read More

Member for South West Coast Roma Britnell has called on roads minister Jaala Pulford to take a common sense approach to fixing height issues with... Read More

Height restrictions on the Portland Ring Road should be a priority for Roads Minister Jaala Pulford, Member for South West Coast and Shadow Minister for... Read More

Victoria’s top traffic cop says drug driving will be the biggest issue for the community over the next two years – but still Daniel Andrews... Read More

Local school principals still have no idea how much money they will receive from the state government’s $515 million maintenance funding blitz Member for South... Read More

Weak drug driving penalties are putting the community at risk and frustrating magistrates, but Daniel Andrews continues to sit on his hands and do nothing.... Read More

Reducing country speed limits will increase the amount of time Victorians are on the road separated from family. It will not solve the State’s soaring... Read More

Member for South West coast Roma Britnell has called on the Andrews government to fund important energy infrastructure upgrades in the Tyrendarra area. In Parliament... Read More

Member for South West Coast Roma Britnell has raised the stage two redevelopment of the Warrnambool Base Hospital in Parliament – urging the Premier to... Read More

Around 4000 people have so far added their name to a petition calling on the Andrews Labor Government to fix the south-west’s crumbling roads. Member... Read More

Around 150 people sent a very clear message to Minister for Roads Jaala Pulford in Portland last night – that for road safety to improve,... Read More

As Victoria’s road toll continues its tragic upwards trend, the Federal Liberal Nationals Government is taking action by establishing a Joint Select Committee on Road... Read More

Member for South West Coast Roma Britnell has supported a ban on single use plastic bags in Victoria. In Parliament this afternoon Ms Britnell said... Read More

Regional Victoria is becoming a drug driving hotspot new data shows, with two thirds of the state’s drug driving hotspots located outside the city.  ... Read More

Member for South West Coast Roma Britnell will ask Minister for Local Government Adem Somyurek to investigate governance procedures at Warrnambool City Council. Ms Britnell... Read More

Member for South West Coast Roma Britnell says there are some questions that must be answered after another V/Line Warrnambool service didn’t have enough seats... Read More

It is with sadness I make the following statement. My marriage to Glenn Britnell has ended. We have been working through the process of selling... Read More

In the nearly four years since I was elected as Member for South West Coast, I have been taking the message of this region to... Read More

Animal Justice Party Member for Western Victoria Andy Meddick has once again shown he will put his own interests ahead of his electorate. This week... Read More

Labor’s embattled Minister for Ports has again failed to rule out imposing a new $1 billion tax on Victorian consumers. A new $15 tax on... Read More

Does Daniel Andrews really think that an online test will save the lives of motorcyclists on Victorian roads? Already this year 28 motorcyclists and passengers... Read More