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Letter to the Editor - Decentralisation portfolio elevates the focus on country VictoriaVictoria’s country communities are at the heart of the Liberal Nationals’ plan to decentralise population growth in our state. By Portal Admin - 5th October 2017 - Back to News Dear Editor,
Victoria’s country communities are at the heart of the Liberal Nationals’ plan to decentralise population growth in our state.
The nonsense claim from Labor MPs that the regional development portfolio has been cut is nothing more than hysterical scaremongering.
The Andrews Labor Government is desperate to divert attention from the fact it has failed to plan for the future population of our state.
Unlike Labor, the Liberal Nationals have been consulting with country communities, stakeholders and local government across Victoria to develop a population plan to grow our whole state – not just Melbourne.
Decentralising our population by creating good jobs that will support more small business opportunities in our regional centres is central to the Liberal Nationals’ plan for regional development.
Our plan will also include building the roads and transport infrastructure to better connect our cities and towns as well as providing better schools and local health care.
Under Labor, country roads have been left to crumble, and skyrocketing energy costs and other cost of living pressures are making it harder to do business and causing job losses across regional Victoria.
Victorians will have a clear choice at the next election.
A choice between the Liberal Nationals team that is focused and united on the issues that matter like jobs, cost of living and regional connectivity, or a Labor administration preoccupied with factional fights and rorting the taxpayer.
Peter Walsh
Leader of The Nationals
Shadow Minister for Decentralisation
Source: www.gippsland.com Published by: support@gippsland.com
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