Coronavirus

JMR WITH TREASURER FRYDENBERG AND SERVICES MINISTER ROBERT Since March, the Australian Government’s Economic Support Payments have delivered $8.8 billion to over 7 million Australians including: – 89,500 payments in Ballarat electorate totalling $67,125,000 – 89,214 payments in Bendigo electorate totalling $66,910,500 – 77,439 payments in Corangamite electorate totalling $58,072,500 Read more…

The Victorian Government’s nightly curfew, which effectively places Melburnians in home detention, constitutes in my view a serious violation of human rights. Given the Victorian Chief Health Officer has confirmed there is no health rationale for the curfew and this was not something he ever recommended, I believe the curfew Read more…

The news that Viva Energy may have to shut down its Geelong Refinery demonstrates how seriously Victoria’s lockdown laws are damaging major businesses. For the Geelong Refinery’s 700 workers and for the Geelong community, the potential shut down represents a very dark day for one of our city’s most significant Read more…

Today’s announcement from the Victorian Government is a crushing blow for many Victorians who believe this delivers a journey of continuing despair rather than a roadmap to re-open the economy. The extension of lockdown arrangements in metropolitan Melbourne and the severe restrictions in regional Victoria are decisions made solely by Read more…

In a survey of more than 4500 voters in Western Melbourne, Geelong and the Surf Coast, the most important issue to voters is the urgent need to re-open the Victorian economy. 83% of voters are calling on the Victorian Premier to release a clear plan on how our state can Read more…

Police and Emergency Services Minister Lisa Neville owes Victorians an immediate explanation over the arrest of Ballarat woman Zoe Buhler. The dramatic arrest of the pregnant woman on incitement charges, including being handcuffed in front of her two children when she appeared to present no threat, was callous and disproportionate. Read more…

JMR WITH MINISTER FOR HEALTH GREG HUNT The Morrison Government’s steadfast commitment to Medicare has been underlined by a record GP bulk billing rate of 87.5 per cent for 2019–20. The bulk billing rate in the Electorate of Corangamite was 79.2 per cent, Corio 74.9 per cent, Ballarat 79.4 per Read more…