
Small businesses to benefit from Liberal Nationals Local Business Action Plan
Jobs will be the centrepiece of an elected O’Brien Liberal Nationals Government with the announcement of the biggest reform to payroll tax in a generation. Under the Liberal Nationals Local Business Action Plan, around 15,000 Victorian small businesses will be removed from the payroll tax system – a system which is a tax on jobs. Small businesses pay too much tax – and the bigger they grow, the more Victorians they employ, the more they pay. The Local Business Action Plan mea

Wesburn Primary School speed limit sign miss out
Wesburn Primary School has been deemed ineligible to receive 40km/h electronic speed limit signs under the Pedestrian and Safe Schools regional fund currently underway. Speaking in parliament, State Liberal Member for Eildon, Cindy McLeish called on the Minister for Roads to make safety a priority outside Wesburn Primary School by installing electronic speed signs. Ms McLeish said, “I have been calling for this safety measure to be installed on the Warburton Highway, outside

Liberal Nationals fight for 29,000 women hit by breast screening cuts
Those living in the region are encouraged to be part of the 29,000 Victorians called upon to sign up and pressure the Andrews Labor Government to reverse its cuts to breast screening services in Victoria. Victoria has seen an alarming reduction in breast screenings as a result of ongoing lockdowns and Andrews Labor Government funding cuts, over the past year. Initially, Health Protection funding was cut prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Combine that with Daniel Andrews’ mismana

Royal Commission into suicide a crucial step forward for veteran community
A Royal Commission into veteran suicide will save lives and change lives for ex-servicemen and women. State Member for Eildon, Cindy McLeish joined her Liberal colleagues in announcing support for a national Royal Commission, backing growing calls from RSL Victoria and the veteran community to take action. A harrowing number of our ex-servicemen and women lose their life to suicide every year. Since 2001, it’s taken at least 500 lives. Nine veterans lost their lives to suicid

Labor finally delivers seasonal workers after harvest is done
It is too little too late for the State Labor Government to only now provide little more than a handful of seasonal workers to growers and industry, months after they were needed on Victorian farms. State Liberal Member for Eildon, Cindy McLeish, says the long overdue arrival of seasonal workers on Victorian farms is too late for many in Victorian horticulture, including vineyards, stone fruit, summer vegetable growers and table grapes. Ms McLeish said, “Horticulture is the b

Turning lanes possible but not promised
Safety improvements along Maroondah Highway in Woodfield may be on the cards. Following calls from State Liberal Member for Eildon, Cindy McLeish, design options are now being considered to improve safety on the Maroondah Highway at turnoffs into Ancona Road, Coles Road, Woolshed Road and Pollock Avenue in Woodfield. Ms McLeish, in February, called for the Minister for Roads to ensure the addition of left-turning lanes off Maroondah Highway at these points was treated as a ma