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Andrews Labor duds Gippsland over irrigation funds

The Andrews Labor Government has shirked its responsibilities and broken a long-standing cost-sharing agreement with irrigators and the Federal Government with its funding announcement today...

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Irrigation expansion – what has Labor got to hide?

The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien has queried why the Andrews Labor Government is hiding a report on potential irrigation expansion areas in...

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Irrigation expansion needs more than words

The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien says the Andrews Labor Government needs to get serious about expanding irrigation in Central Gippsland. Mr O’Brien...

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Irrigation development can boost jobs in Gippsland

Macalister Irrigation District production could be doubled and irrigation along the Latrobe River increased to help the local economy transition and create jobs. The Nationals...