More spin from Labor on Murray Basin Rail Project
The Andrews Labor Government is again trying to spin its botched Murray Basin Rail Project as a triumph, when in reality it’s half done and what has been done was completed so badly it needs to be ripped up and done again. This latest round of funding, the bulk of which is being provided by […]
Time for new ag minister to show us what she’s made of
Confirmation today the Andrews Government is pushing ahead with plans to classify animal manure as industrial waste gives new Minister Mary-Anne Thomas the opportunity to prove she’s on the side of farmers, Member for South West Coast Roma Britnell says. New regulations will classify manure as industrial waste and will severely limit how farmers can […]
Union’s demands could cause consumer pain
The latest industrial action on Victoria’s docks is a bad sign of things to come for consumers. Retailers could experience delays in getting goods and Victorians could eventually be paying higher prices. The Maritime Union is only looking out for its own interests and demanding a 25 per cent increase in staffing at the Victorian […]
Information sought about public housing spend
Member for South West Coast Roma Britnell has asked the Minister for Housing Richard Wynn what the government’s planned social housing spend will deliver in Warrnambool. In Parliament this week, Ms Britnell said access to affordable housing was one of the key issues raised with her. She said the Government is on the record as […]
Opportunity to create jobs and unlock economic activity being missed
The State Government is squandering an opportunity to unlock millions of dollars in economic activity and to create new jobs in the Portland region, Member for south West Coast Roma Britnell says. Speaking in state Parliament on Tuesday, Ms Britnell said the State Government should contribute funding to upgrade antiquated power infrastructure in the west […]
South-west roads will suffer because of Labor’s freight rail failure
The south-west’s already crumbling roads will be put under even more pressure thanks to Labor’s neglect of the freight rail network and the botched Murray Basin Rail Project. Member for South West Coast and Shadow Minister for Rural Roads, Ports and Freight Roma Britnell said with a record grain harvest on the cards, rail isn’t […]
Cave closure impacts region’s tourism offering
Member for South West Coast Roma Britnell says Government inaction is again having negative impacts on Nelson and tourism offerings in the wider south-west. The operators of the immensely popular Princess Margaret Rose Caves have revealed they will be closing permanently from February 1st following a drawn-out struggle with Labor Government bureaucracy over an ongoing […]
More questions than answers on wire rope barriers
Under questioning at PAEC on Thursday, Minister for Roads and Road Safety Ben Carroll couldn’t answer basic questions about the maintenance of wire rope barriers. When asked how much was spent fixing damaged barriers last year, the Minister couldn’t provide an answer. When asked what length of barriers he expected would need to be repaired […]
Labor is so out of ideas it announced its project twice
Labor’s Minister for Ports and Freight Melissa Horne has clearly run out of ideas on how to better move freight around the state. Under questioning at PAEC this evening, Minister Horne admitted that the “announcement” she made earlier today about connecting Austrack in Somerton to the Port Rail shuttle Network was in fact nothing new and […]
Labor must fix rail network
Now the Federal Government has committed to providing money to fix Labor’s botched Murray Basin Rail Project, Daniel Andrews must commit to the full standardisation of this rail freight network. The $200 million on the table from the Morrison Government will get the project back on track. It will pay to fix Labor’s stuff-ups and […]
