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Minister queried on road funding cuts
With the Labor Government’s own Budget papers showing a 40 percent cut in roads maintenance funding over the past two years, and our roads in shocking condition, it has been asked to release its re-sealing…
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Wind farms must respect fishery
State and Federal Government Ministers have been asked to avoid any Bass Strait offshore wind farm proposals that will impact on the Lakes Entrance commercial fishing industry. Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, with Federal…
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Buffet must be retained
Calls for buffet facilities on V/Line rail services between Bairnsdale and Melbourne have been renewed. Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, told Parliament last week, it was a basic amenity, and it would be an…
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Timber worker compensation blasted
Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull has blasted the State Government over what he says is a woeful timber industry compensation package. “It is clearly a package that has been put together to fit under…
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Labor leaving Victorians out in the cold
The Victorian Labor Government has refused to extend the domestic firewood collection period despite being aware of the huge shortfall in domestic firewood availability, largely due to its decision to close Victoria’s native timber industry.…
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Deer control concerns at Lake Tyers
Images of euthanised deer laying in waters of Lake Tyers have surfaced, raising environmental and compliance concerns, with administrators of the State Government’s deer culling program, believed to be responsible. Nationals’ State MP for Gippsland…
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Funding opportunity for Men’s Sheds
Applications are now open for the Men's Shed Funding Program 2023-24, providing grants of up to $100,000.Nationals’ Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, said Men’s Sheds are vital community hubs and encourages not-for-profit groups to…
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Boating disability hoist needed in Lakes
A push has commenced for the installation of a permanent disability hoist in Lakes Entrance to support boating recreation for those with a disability. Gippsland East Nationals MP and Shadow Minister for Disability, Tim Bull,…
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Bushfire warning confusion needs to be sorted
Concerns over confusing bushfire warning messages was taken up by Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, who is seeking improvements in communications before summer. “There was considerable confusion on Sunday last week, when warnings with…
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Lack of burns producing predictable results
Labor’s Minister for Emergency Services, Jaclyn Symes, has in effect this week admitted that Gippsland is not prepared for the upcoming season and the State Government has left us vulnerable. Despite the Victorian Bushfires Royal…
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Labor misleads on mental health hub
The State Labor Government has misled the East Gippsland community in relation to a new mental health hub being open in Bairnsdale. Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, said the government issued a media release…
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Agricultural and Pastoral Society Grants now open
Grants of up to $10,000 are currently available for local agricultural and pastoral societies that can help with the running of popular local shows. Nationals MP, Tim Bull, said local agricultural shows are a vital…
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State fire policy leaving us vulnerable…. again
The State Government has again left us at great risk with this fire season approaching, clearly not having learned the lessons of 2019/20.Just four short years after we should have received the lesson of a…
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Sporting Club Grants kick off again
Gippsland East sporting clubs can kick off the latest season of sport with grants available for uniforms, sporting equipment, training, program development and travel. Local Nationals State MP, Tim Bull, is encouraging local community sporting…
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Pleasing government rewrote history
Having tabled a petition in State Parliament recently calling on the Andrews Labor Government to reverse its cuts to the Victorian Community History Awards and Local History Grants Program, Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull,…
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Don’t weaken wild dog controls
The Andrews Labor Government needs to guarantee it will continue to allow wild dog controllers to bait and trap on public land within three kilometres of private property. Control measures in these areas are currently…
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Email shows the government disarray over timber decision
The level of disarray the State Government is in over its decision to end the native timber industry is outlined in an email received by VicForests staff this week. “Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull,…
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Labor’s roadside fuel loads labelled “habitat”
Piles of debris pushed up against private property fence lines after roadside clearing has been labelled “habitat” by the State Labor Government, which refuses to remove the obvious fire risk. Having campaigned for the roadside…
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Labor killing school camps by stealth
Schools are struggling to pay for school camps, and camp operators are suffering due to lack of support from the State Government. Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, said the outcome of the recent teachers’…
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Predictable duck report should be ignored
Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, has called on the State Government to reject the findings of what he called a biased inquiry into duck hunting, which recommended an end to the practice. “What we…