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Premier fails timber workers, again
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Premier fails timber workers, again

Premier Jacinta Allan must immediately upgrade the measly support packages offered to forest contract workers today.Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, said the latest offering is unfair and falls well short of the mark.“It was…
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MP calls for brumby culling halt

Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, has used the final sitting week of Parliament to again request an end to the shooting of brumbies in the High Country.Mr Bull said the culling by contracted shooters,…

Harriet needs to tackle crisis in her own patch

Nationals’ State Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, has written to Housing Minister and Local Gippsland Upper House MP, Harriet Shing, to request she urgently meet with housing agencies in East Gippsland as the homelessness…
Treatment of timber families disgraceful
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Treatment of timber families disgraceful

As we enter December with the timber industry to close in four weeks, Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, has blasted the Labor State Government for its inexcusable treatment of timber families. “As it sits,…
Emergency services grant awarded
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Emergency services grant awarded

Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, is pleased a number of local agencies have been successful in the latest round of the Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program (VESEP) grants. “This was a very successful program…
Promised nursery with 30 jobs join list of Labor failed promises
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Promised nursery with 30 jobs join list of Labor failed promises

The new native nursery and 30 jobs promised for Nowa Nowa in 2020, then to be moved to Bairnsdale, will now not proceed at all, it has been revealed under questioning by Gippsland East Nationals…
Neglected roadside vegetation must be managed
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Neglected roadside vegetation must be managed

Overgrown roadside vegetation must be addressed as summer and the impending bushfire season approaches. Nationals State MP for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, said he has received a number of complaints from residents across the region…
Oil and gas fields need to be returned to fishing industry
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Oil and gas fields need to be returned to fishing industry

Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, has said the de-commissioning of the Bass Strait oil and gas fields needs to ensure the areas are fully returned to the fishing industry. Speaking in State Parliament recently,…
Disability self-help grants open
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Disability self-help grants open

Disability Self-Help Grants of up to $7,000 are currently on offer for local support groups to strengthen and enhance the social and emotional connection for people living with a disability and their carers. Shadow Minister…
Container deposit scheme finally up and running
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Container deposit scheme finally up and running

Having announced the intention to introduce a container deposit scheme in Victoria nearly four years ago, Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, said he was pleased it came to fruition last week.“This was a Liberal…

Opposition introduces bill to stop Labor’s Health Tax

The Liberals and Nationals have attempted to introduce a bill into State Parliament to stop Labor’s unfair Health Tax, that will at best drive-up appointment prices and at worst close practices. Recently, the State Revenue…
Opening hours reduced at Lakes police station
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Opening hours reduced at Lakes police station

Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, has lashed the Labor Government after confirmation this week that 43 Victorian police stations - including Lakes Entrance - will reduce their front counter services.“Our local police do a…
Minister queried on road funding cuts
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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…
Wind farms must respect fishery
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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…
Buffet must be retained
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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…
Timber worker compensation blasted
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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…
Labor leaving Victorians out in the cold
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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.…
Deer control concerns at Lake Tyers
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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…
Funding opportunity for Men’s Sheds
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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…
Boating disability hoist needed in Lakes
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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,…