Opinions
Western Highway Promises Won’t Save Lives — We Need Shovels in the Ground Now For communities across western Victoria, the duplication of the 12-kilometre section 2B of the Western Highway between Buangor and Ararat is not a luxury project. It’s an urgent safety priority for Australia’s third-busiest interstate freight route. For years, local families, freight…
Dan Tehan – Member for Wannon Anzac Day is always a deeply meaningful occasion, and it is heartening to see the Anzac legacy upheld so strongly across our region. Throughout the Southern Grampians, including in Hamilton, locals came together to honour the 111th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing with dawn services, marches and commemorations that…
Dan Tehan – Member for Wannon Families and small businesses will pay less for fuel because the Coalition led and the government followed Australians are right to be gravely concerned about the ongoing fuel and fertiliser crisis. Fuel underpins modern life, powering the transport of goods, food production, and the daily operations of households and…
The recent Australia Day celebrations at the Alexandra Oval Community Centre were a proud reflection of what makes Ararat Rural City such a special place to call home. It was a privilege to hear of the welcome given to our newest Australian citizens, and I congratulate each of them on taking this important step. They…
Dan Tehan – Member for Wannon The recent Australia Day event in our magnificent Botanical Gardens was a proud celebration of what makes the Southern Grampians such a special place to call home. We warmly welcomed our newest Australian citizens and I congratulate each of them on taking this important step. They are now part…
As we look ahead to the year to come, I want to wish you and your loved ones all the very best. The start of a new year offers a welcome opportunity to pause, reflect and appreciate the strength and generosity of our local communities. Whether you’re spending time with family, lending a hand through…
Dan Tehan – Member for Wannon As we come to the end of another busy year, I want to wish you and your loved ones a warm and joyful Christmas. This season is a welcome chance to pause, reflect and appreciate the strength and generosity of our local communities. Whether you’re gathering with family, volunteering…
Dan Tehan – Member for Wannon From potholes damaging vehicles to deadly one-star highways and Labor’s insulting plan to cut speed limits instead of repairing roads, regional Victorians have had enough. The Federal and State Labor Governments’ dereliction of duty in maintaining safe, reliable roads is making our communities justifiably angry. The evidence against them…
The path to solving climate change is not to halt progress through restriction, but to accelerate it through breakthrough innovation that drives energy abundance. Our current policy playbook is making us poorer as it continually overlooks the immense value of human ingenuity and technological progress. We urgently need a reset in how we think about…
The question everyone in Ararat and across Western Victoria is asking is simple: when will the Western Highway duplication finally be completed? In 2019, the former Federal Liberal and Nationals Government committed $360 million to complete the duplication of the Western Highway between Ballarat and Stawell but there has been nothing but delays since and…
