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Farmers pay the price for Labor’s energy push
The Nationals' Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy has slammed the Allan Labor Government after it pushed through legislation allowing energy companies to compulsorily acquire farmland before key environmental and planning assessments are completed. The Energy and Other Legislation Amendment (Resilience Reforms and Other Matters) Bill 2026 passed the Victorian Parliament after Labor secured the backing of the Greens, the Animal Justice Party and the Legalise Cannabis Party. M
Mar 5
Labor drags North-East towns into energy plan without warning
The Nationals' Member for Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy, has condemned the Allan Labor Government for expanding renewable energy zones into...
Aug 22, 2025
Labor cuts Power Saving Bonus as energy prices keep rising
The Nationals' Member for Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy, has criticised the Allan Labor Government for slashing the Power Saving Bonus just...
Aug 15, 2025
Respect regional landholders in the renewables rollout
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Across northern Victoria, farming families are being pushed aside by a government more focused on fast-tracking its...
Jul 10, 2025
Labor’s gas announcement a political con job
The Nationals' Member for Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy, has condemned the Allan Labor Government’s latest gas announcement as nothing more...
Jul 4, 2025
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