Media
Horror Budget beckons from wasteful State Government
0 comment

Horror Budget beckons from wasteful State Government

With the State Budget around the corner, Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, is calling for additional roads and health funding in what the Government itself has already said will be a “tight budget”. Mr…
Hands off our health services
0 comment

Hands off our health services

In a cruel cost cutting exercise, the Minister for Health, Mary-Anne Thomas, has told Victorian regional health services, including those in East Gippsland, to make significant ‘back of house’ budget savings, immediately. Nationals Member for…

Suburban rail project prioritised over health

Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, says the Labor Government’s request for all hospitals across country Victoria to cut funding would have disastrous ramifications for regional communities.“I spoke about this in Parliament last sitting week.…
Barrier trees going nowhere soon
0 comment

Barrier trees going nowhere soon

The more than 100 trees growing in the centre of the road barriers between Bairnsdale and Sale, some well over six feet tall, will not be removed for months with the Minister for Roads, Melissa…
Hardwood, softwood – Premier  do you know the difference?
0 comment

Hardwood, softwood – Premier do you know the difference?

Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, has queried whether Premier Jacinta Allan, who is overseeing the shutdown of the native timber industry, even knows the difference between hardwood and softwood.“In Parliament last year I asked…
Wild dog program under threat
0 comment

Wild dog program under threat

Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, has said wild dog controls on public land are under threat, and urged everyone in rural communities to report not only wild dog stock kills, but also when they…
Minister asked to expedite medical imaging outcome
0 comment

Minister asked to expedite medical imaging outcome

The delay in medical imaging timelines has again been raised in State Parliament by Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull. Earlier this year, Mr Bull cited several situations where delays in processing images at country…
Minister must back wild dog program
0 comment

Minister must back wild dog program

The State Environment Minister has been asked to rule out the abolition, or reduction, of Victoria’s wild dog program measures on public land in the state’s east. Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, said concerns…
Labor silences voices on renewable energy
0 comment

Labor silences voices on renewable energy

The Victorian Labor Government will not allow local community input into renewable energy projects.New laws announced last week deem these proposals as “significant economic development” that will be fast-tracked for approval.Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim…
Clean up our roads
0 comment

Clean up our roads

The lack of repairs on our damaged roads infrastructure, and general maintenance of our roadways, has been raised in State Parliament by Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull. He gave an example of how things…
Labor couldn’t run a bath
0 comment

Labor couldn’t run a bath

Labor has refused a request by Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, to have an inquiry into what is causing the inexcusable delays to repairing important tourism infrastructure damaged in the East Gippsland bushfires over…
Nationals win two-year battle to protect farmers private property
0 comment

Nationals win two-year battle to protect farmers private property

The Nationals have won a two-year long battle to enhance the protection of farmers' private property from radical animal activists following the recent passage of the Biosecurity Legislation Amendment (Incident Response) Bill 2024. Nationals Gippsland…
Proof this government does not really care
0 comment

Proof this government does not really care

Finalising fair timber industry departure packages and fast tracking the now four year bushfire rebuild were yet again raised in State Parliament last week by Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull. “It beggars belief that…

Labor misuses money then comes after yours

Mum and Dad property investors are this year being slugged with greatly increased land tax by the Allan Labor Government, which is having a dire impact on the already stressed housing rental market. Gippsland East…
Time Harriet fronted up and did some explaining
0 comment

Time Harriet fronted up and did some explaining

Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull has called on local Labor MP and Housing Minister, Harriet Shing, to address the increasing homelessness crisis in East Gippsland.  “Time and time again we have Labor MP’s coming…
Power exchange
0 comment

Power exchange

Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull met with AusNet Services management last week, to discuss system improvements after the recent power outages across the region. “The reason for the meeting was to make sure we…
Caves rebuild must be fast tracked
0 comment

Caves rebuild must be fast tracked

The State Environment Minister, Steve Dimopoulos, has been put on notice that the Buchan Caves Reserve rebuild needs to be completed in 2024. Speaking in Parliament recently, Nationals Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, acknowledged…
AusNet, Telstra in firing line
0 comment

AusNet, Telstra in firing line

Undertakings for improved communications and information sharing from essential service providers will be sought by Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, in the wake of last week’s power outages. Mr Bull said there will be…
Dangerous trees must go
0 comment

Dangerous trees must go

The Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Melissa Horne, has been asked to remove bushfire damaged dangerous trees from the 2020 fires that remain on Gelantipy Road roadsides. Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, said…
Medical imaging woes need addressing
0 comment

Medical imaging woes need addressing

The State Government has been asked to step in and address the major issue of medical imaging delays at Bairnsdale Regional Health Service and other country hospitals, by State Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull.…