Electoral district of Ovens Valley

Dr Haynes' state political colleague, Nationals MP Tim McCurdy, said he was out of town about to make a pre-election announcement when he heard of the attack.

the member for the Victorian Parliamentary seat of Ovens Valley, said that the man arrested over the incident, a 43-year-old from nearby town of Tarawindji, had also visited his electorate office, but said that his staff had not felt threatened by him.

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She's now fighting for her life in hospital and may, in fact, lose both legs.

And ex-guest is the state nationals member for Ovens Valley.

His electorate office is just a few hundred metres away from Helen Haynes.

Tim McCurdy, good morning.

I know it's a difficult morning.

Tim McCurdy there.

So he's the state nationals member for Ovens Valley.

His electorate office is just a couple of hundred metres from Helen Haynes' in Wangaratta.

Tim McCurdy is a Victorian Nationals member for the state seat of Ovens Valley.

His electorate covers Wangaratta and his own electorate office is only a block away from the office of Helen Haynes in Wangaratta.

Tim, welcome to Breakfast this morning.

It's just appalling.

You're listening to Radio National Breakfast and you're hearing from Tim McCurdy.

Tim is the Victorian Nationals member for Ovens Valley, the state electorate which also covers Wangaratta.

Tim, what do you think about the efforts of some of the locals who stepped in to help without much thought yesterday afternoon when this incident unfolded to come to the aid of Helen Haynes?

Yeah, just outstanding.

That's held by just 1% by the nationals, and that is one of those electorates that One Nation would really be focusing on, thinking that they've got a really good chance there.

You've got the other sorts of seats as well, next door to Mildura, Murray Plains, Shepparton, Ovens Valley, Banambra, Gippsland East.

I think these are all traditionally safe national coalition seats.

But they're going to come under a lot of pressure.