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All abilities challenge to get more active
People with a disability are being urged to get more active with GippSport launching the ‘All Abilities Physical Activity Challenge’. Starting Monday, September 7, the week-long challenge aims to bring a healthy lifestyle focus to…
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East Gippslanders need to be able to support local businesses
With changes to Coronavirus restrictions to be announced this Sunday (September 6) for implementation the following Sunday (September 13), Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, is seeking an outcome that will allow East Gippslanders to…
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EES will be released Thursday
The State Government has announced the Environmental Effects Statement for the Fingerboards mineral sands project will be released to the public for comment on Thursday, September 3. The Minister has announced it will be publicly…
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Recovery funds must be spent wisely
With the announcement of Federal and State funds for ‘new infrastructure’ as part of Victoria’s bushfire recovery, Gippsland East Nationals MP is seeking investment in a range of projects that will stimulate the local region’s…
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V/Line passengers need more checks
More stringent checking of passengers on V/Line services coming from Melbourne is required, according to Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull. “This is a matter I have discussed with country colleagues and it appears only…
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Permanent firewood shortage looming
East Gippsland firewood merchants and timber harvesters are warning this winter’s firewood shortage is likely just a foretaste of a permanent shortage should the government proceed with its plans to end native timber harvesting in…
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Licence testing must resume
East Gippsland’s young adults need to be able to obtain their driving licences during the Coronavirus lockdown. Nationals Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, said it was not right the State Government had basically shut…
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Country areas should have more flexibility
Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, is calling for regional areas like East Gippsland and Wellington Shires – where there are zero or minimal COVID cases – to have their local situations considered in the…
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Orbost response magnificent - in face of Government failure
Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull has praised Orbost Regional Health, local businesses and community members to their response to last week’s COVID scare, while being critical of the State Government for its appalling response.…
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Bushfire app confusing, needs fixing
Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, has called for uniformity on bushfire apps and information between Victoria and New South Wales. “What we had over last summer for those living in border communities, was different…
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Flexibility needed for border communities
With the NSW State Government tightening the criteria for border crossings from midnight Tuesday, Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull has sought special exemptions for remote communities along the Black Allen line. “All existing permits…
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Foreshore Park a goer, now for Bullock Island
Stage One of the Lakes Entrance Foreshore Park ($375,000), adjacent to the footbridge, will be completed by 2021 and Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, is looking for more tourism funding for the town. “The…
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Cartwheels for local gymnasts
East Gippsland’s gymnasts will be the beneficiaries of a $1.8 million new facility to be built at the Lucknow Recreation Reserve. Gippsland East MP, Tim Bull, who visited the centre last year and supported the…
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Have your say on restoring Victoria’s iconic CFA
Nationals MP Tim Bull, is calling on the people of East Gippsland to share their ideas for the future of the Country Fire Authority (CFA) that will help to rebuild and restore it as an…
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STATEMENT ON BORDER CLOSURE FROM TIM BULL, STATE MEMBER FOR GIPPSLAND EAST
Gippsland East Nationals MP Tim Bull has sought more detail from Government on the permit system that will operate to allow interstate travel. This will be critically important for communities like Mallacoota, Bonang and Bendoc,…
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AG asked to further investigate barriers
Following the Victorian Auditor General’s (AG) report confirming the road safety barrier installations program is a disaster, Nationals MP, Tim Bull, has asked for a specific investigation into the Princes Highway between Bairnsdale and Sale.…
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Bunnings - where kicking you while you’re down, is just the beginning
Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull has slammed a Bunnings decision to discontinue sourcing timber from VicForests, a decision that will have significant impact on Victorian timber towns, including East Gippsland. “This woeful decision…
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Bull seeks $30m for regional recovery
Premier Daniel Andrews has been asked to provide a dedicated $30 million East Gippsland infrastructure recovery fund. Speaking in Parliament, Nationals Gippsland East MP, Tim Bull, said the fund was required to assist his region…
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Andrews dismantling CFA
Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, said he holds concerns for Country Fire Authority (CFA) volunteer numbers with reforms that were being forced on the organisation by Premier Daniel Andrews. “There are already just on…
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Funding dries up for drought proofing water projects
The ongoing drought conditions in many parts of East Gippsland have been unnecessarily replicated by a funding drought, with money for the government’s On Farm Water Infrastructure Program allowed to run out. Nationals Gippsland East…
