Bath backs law-abiding firearm owners, calls for evidence based approach to gun reform
The Nationals’ Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath, has stood with Field and Game member and law-abiding firearm owner Ryan Weeratunge on the steps
Criminal offences reach new record high
Victorians are paying the price for crime prevention failures under the Allan Labor Government, as new Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) figures confirm criminal offending rose
Labor’s machete madness wastes $13 million
The Nationals’ Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath has slammed the Allan Labor Government for blowing $13 million on its short lived “machete amnesty”. “This
Three years, no funding and no bricks: Labor stalling on Wonthaggi hospital redevelopment
The Nationals’ Melina Bath is demanding the Allan Labor Government release a construction timeline for Stage 2 and 3 of the Wonthaggi Hospital redevelopment after
Tax not scrapped: Labor’s Emergency Services Levy delay is pure politics
The Nationals’ Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath, has condemned the Allan Labor Government for misleading regional Victorians by delaying it for farmers, not abandoning
Bath urges Government to expand sports grants to future proof regional cricket
The Nationals’ Member for Eastern Victoria Melina Bath has called on the Allan Government to commit to a new round of the Local Sports Infrastructure
Community message from Melina Bath MP
The devastatingly tragic events at Bondi Beach have saddened us all. Our hearts are with the families who lost loved ones, those injured and the
Christmas wishes from The Nationals’ Melina Bath MP
As we approach the festive season and the end of another year, I want to express my heartfelt thanks for the role you play in
A reminder to be bushfire ready this summer
As we enter summer, The Nationals’ Melina Bath is calling on locals to make sure their property is bushfire ready. Ms Bath said after several
Labor’s track record casts shadow over VFA–GMA merger
Victorian recreational hunters and anglers must not suffer a reduction in services as the Allan Labor Government presses ahead with their proposed Victorian Fisheries Authority
Labor’s wasteful spending costs regional communities
The Silver Review’s recommendation to abolish the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC) confirms what many Victorians already knew — that this was a taxpayer-funded bureaucracy
Expert insights bring bushfire preparedness realities into focus
Victoria’s fire season has begun amid total fire bans across large parts of the state, as forest management expert John Mulligan launched his new book
Improved essential palliative care services needed
Underfunding of essential palliative care services is leaving patients and their loved ones in limbo at the most critical time of their lives. Data from
Bath calls out Labor’s stalling on Cape to Cape plan
Pressure is mounting on the Allan Government to end unnecessary delays and release the final Cape to Cape Resilience Plan. In state parliament The Nationals’
Labor’s digital-only licence renewal freezes out thousands of hunters
Thousands of Victorian hunters face a licence renewal headache as the Allan Labor Government moves to an online portal. Under current rules, hunters must renew
Thanking our farmers on National Agriculture Day
The Nationals’ Melina Bath is shining a light on Victorian farmers during National Agriculture Week. National Agriculture Day 2025 is celebrated on Friday, 21 November
Gippsland public hospital deficits deeply concerning
The tabling of annual reports in state parliament has shown seven of Gippsland’s public hospitals are operating in deficit, raising further questions on the Allan
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