The Leader of the Opposition, Sussan Ley, has asked me to serve as Shadow Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction. It is a great honour to be asked to serve in a portfolio area that is critical to Australia’s future. The current Minister, Chris Bowen, can expect to be held to account like Andrew Giles…
May 2025 Edition – Staying informed and up to date with news in Wannon
Premier Jacinta Allan’s recent statement on 3AW confirming that farmers in drought-declared areas will be exempt from the Fire Services Levy has sparked urgent calls for further detail and clarity. She stated, ‘volunteers across the CFA and SES are being exempt from the levy. We’ve made volunteers exempt. And there are arrangements in place for…
If you’re going to do a job, do it properly. The Victorian State Government was given $60 million to fix the Princes Highway West between Warrnambool and Port Fairy — but the section between Dennington and Illowa was not properly finished. That’s not good enough. Our community deserves better. That’s why I’m launching a campaign:…
The Premier has announced that farmers in drought-declared areas will be exempt from the Fire Services Levy. While this sounds promising, the details remain unclear. Who exactly qualifies as drought-declared? Which farmers will be exempt, and for how long? Farmers are already under immense stress from ongoing drought conditions and financial pressure. Without clear answers,…
Member for Wannon Dan Tehan has said the Allan State Labor Government must axe its unfair emergency services levy which threatens to devastate regional Victoria. Mr Tehan joined thousands of Wannon farmers, property owners, CFA volunteers and local council members in Melbourne today to protest the Labor Government. ‘This Labor Government has spent taxpayers’ money…
21 May 2025 E&OE………………………………………………………………………………………………… Ali Moore: Dan Tehan is the Liberal member for Wannon in Victoria. Dan Tehan, hello. Dan Tehan: Hello, Ali, how are you? Moore: I’m good. Thank you. Before we get to all this going on in politics, state politics, because I know that you were there today at this protest, can…
21 May 2025E&OE………………………………………………………………………………………………… Kieran Gilbert: …Live to Liberal Frontbencher Dan Tehan, someone with a unique view on all of this stuff with the Nationals. Dan, appreciate your time, because you are a regional MP, you represent people in the bush, how’s your view today of the Nats? Do you feel a sense of betrayal? Dan…
The Federal Government and the State Labor Government need to get their feet on the ground here in Western Victoria to hear firsthand about the devastating impact the drought is having on our farmers and what needs to be done to provide them with the help and support they so urgently need. We need action,…
Axe the tax!
