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A Strong Local Voice, Part Of A Strong Team

Hello and welcome to my website. As your Member for Gippsland East I'm pleased to give you a voice on State Government matters.

I believe that East Gippsland is a great place to live and raise a family and I want to work with my local community to make it even better. You can be confident that I will always fight for a fair go for locals and a fair share of government funding for our region.

I hope you find my website helpful and if you need any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact my electorate office on (03) 5152 3491 / via mail

 PO Box 1278, Bairnsdale, 3875 / or email me at tim.bull@parliament.vic.gov.au

Latest News

Remembrance Day - Lest we forget

10th November 2025

As Australians pause at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, we unite in solemn reflection to honour the men and women who have served our...

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Tax exemption for CFA vols flawed

10th November 2025

Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, has blasted the Allan Labor Government’s hopeless and flawed Emergency Services and Volunteer Fund exemptions for CFA volunteers and said the criteria for eligibility...

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Flawed camping policy cost $9m

10th November 2025

The Allan Labor Government wasted $9 million through a Treasurer’s Advance - typically utilised in emergencies - to fund the flawed free camping trial it was told would not work...

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Firewood shortage despite record fuel loads

31st October 2025

“It’s ridiculous that we have record fuel loads in our bush, yet Victorians are facing a firewood shortage.” That was the message from Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, in State...

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New Parks, but we’re not looking after current network

31st October 2025

The move to establish several new national parks in Victoria has been opposed by the State Liberals and Nationals. Speaking on the legislation, which creates additional national parks predominantly in the...

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Thurra campground promise not kept

27th October 2025

East Gippslanders were told when the Thurra River Bridge re-opened, the campground opening would be concurrent, but that is not the case as the region faces another summer without campers...

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Government policy increasing fire risk

27th October 2025

The Nationals’ MP for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, has told State Parliament that government policy is setting Victorians up for another mega-fire. Speaking on the Parlk and Public Land Legislation Bill...

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Score a Sporting Club grant now

27th October 2025

Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, is encouraging local sporting clubs to take advantage of the latest round of the Sporting Club Grants Program, with applications closing 26 November 2025. “This...

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Action sought on illegal Snowy campers

20th October 2025

The Environment Minister, Steve Dimopoulos, has been asked to step in and take stronger action with illegal campers living on the banks of the Snowy River between Orbost and Marlo. Gippsland...

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Minister dismisses genuine fire concerns as ‘scaremongering’

20th October 2025

A city-based Labor Minister has accused locals of “scaremongering” after being asked a reasonable question about the level of firefighting vehicles available in the region.In State Parliament last week, Environment...

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Labor failing on social housing

13th October 2025

The Allan Labor Government is failing to deliver the social housing homes it promised and is implementing policy that is driving rental providers from the market, culminating in a massively...

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Retail theft rising - shops and staff paying the price

6th October 2025

Retail theft is spiralling across East Gippsland and Victoria with new data showing it’s a bigger problem here than in other jurisdictions - and regional communities are bearing the cost. Gippsland...

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Farmers need more help to manage kangaroo plague

3rd October 2025

Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, says farmers are struggling under the pressure of exploding kangaroo populations that are destroying pastures and stopping crops from maturing. “Mobs in plague proportions are...

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‘Safe to stand’: Minister’s response to booked seat loss

29th September 2025

Country train travellers in Victoria are being forced to stand for up to four hours despite booking seats, with some describing “cattle class” conditions when services run at reduced capacity. Gippsland...

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Thurra bridge re-opens but five and half years is disgraceful

25th September 2025

After an exhausting five and a half years, the Thurra River Bridge has finally reopened, restoring access to the campground and surrounding areas that were cut off since the bushfires...

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Congratulatory Messages

Congratulatory messages are available through the Department of Premier and Cabinet for persons celebrating their 90th and 100th birthdays and Golden (50 years) and Diamond (60 years) Wedding Anniversaries. For more information contact my electorate office......

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Victorian Flags

Flags are provided through the Department of Premier and Cabinet, on the recommendation of a State Member of Parliament, to certain community groups and organisations. The purpose of this scheme is to give greater publicity to, and knowledge of, the State Flag. There is a general expectation that an organisation requesting a flag will display the flag on an exterior flagpole or at public meetings. The organisation must be voluntary, based on philanthropic motives and have a high profile in the community. State Flags are not provided for individuals (e.g. exchange students). State Flags are not provided for use overseas or to interstate bodies.

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