LABOR’S JOBLESS GEELONG
Member for Western Victoria Region, Bev McArthur used a constituency question to ask the Treasurer about the high levels of unemployment in the Geelong region.
Suburbs in the Labor held seats of Lara, Geelong and Bellarine, have unemployment rates as high as 18.7%, 11.4% and 9.1% respectively.
The Liberal held seat of Polwarth, has unemployment rates of 2.7% in Colac, 2% in Lorne-Anglesea and 1.6% in the Otway area.
Bev McArthur said “This government loves to take credit for the strong fiscal and economic management of the federal government, which has been providing jobs in regional Victoria.”
“Unfortunately it seems that Labor Geelong MPs are not fostering favourable economic conditions in their own constituencies.”
Mrs McArthur asked the Treasurer, “What is the government doing to rectify its bad economic management in Labor-held seats in the Geelong region?”
21 February 2020