Vision Australia was in Parliament this month, aiming to raise awareness of the challenges of not having a standard national approach for the accreditation of assistance animals, an issue creating […]
The purpose of R U OK Day is to inspire people to meaningfully connect with those around them and start a conversation with anyone in their world who may be […]
Minister for Roads and Roads Safety, Melissa Horne, came to south west Victoria recently and did herself no credit by passing the buck on the Princes Highway. When the Coalition […]
I took a petition to the House of Representatives calling on the Victorian State Government to fund the resources to enable a second paramedic ambulance night shift in Hamilton, Victoria. […]
Farmers, people from the transport industry, the shearing industry, and supporters from communities right across Australia rallied in front of Parliament House. They sent a powerful message to the Albanese […]
I’m here in Port Fairy with Richard Conlan, the Chief Petitioner against the Port Fairy wind farm. We have repeatedly written to Chris Bowen, the Minister for Climate Change and […]
The farmers in my electorate are suffering from a severe lack of rainfall. I called on the new Agricultural Minister last week to talk to the Victorian State Government. They […]
Last night, I tabled a petition against the widescale plantation of blue gums in the Heytesbury Settlement in south west Victoria, in Parliament. The petition secured 1,378 signatures, a compelling […]
It was Robyn Wilken from Hamilton who was the canny winner of my 'How long is a piece of wool?’ competition at Sheepvention this year. Well done Robyn!
Wannon residents have a message for the Prime Minister. This cost of energy crisis is out of control. Small businesses are basically working the first three or four days of […]
Congratulations to the Panmure Football Netball Club for their advocacy on their new family-friendly change rooms which were funded by a $500,000 investment from the Coalition government.
Ambulance Victoria in Hamilton provides a vital service to 16,000 Southern Grampians residents. There is currently only one paramedic ambulance in Hamilton for the 13-hour night shift.* If there is […]
The petition circulating in Hamilton and Warrnambool calling for a second paramedic ambulance for the 13-hour night shift to cover the whole of the Southern Grampians has already gained a […]
Earlier this week I raised in Parliament the grave concerns of my constituents about the forced Board amalgamations and cuts to health services in Victoria, particularly in Timboon, Apollo Bay […]
In many parts of western Victoria, south-west Victoria and parts of south-east South Australia, there has been very little rain since the middle of January. We’re now in winter, and […]
The Albanese Labor government is making a complete and utter mess of the energy transition that this nation is undertaking, and it is the Australian people who are going to pay as a consequence.
I took the opportunity to remind the Albanese Government that the people of Wannon want to see the restoration of $40 million ripped from the road budget in October 2022 restored in the May budget 2023.
On Sky News, I asked why the Victorian Premier was going to China rather than visiting parts of his state, such as Warrnambool, where the roads are deplorable. Before going on 'secret trips' overseas, he must look after his backyard, which means fixing the roads in Western Victoria.
