Thousands of offers are now available to Veteran Card holders in Mallee from businesses across Australia, as part of the Australian Defence Veterans’ Covenant which passed Parliament recently. Anne Webster Member for Mallee said the Veteran Card is providing the opportunity for businesses and organisations across the country to show their support and recognition of…
Member for Mallee Anne Webster said 29 scholarships would be available to international and domestic students to study in Mallee next year. Dr Webster said tertiary education providers in Mallee had been provided $874,500 to offer the scholarships through the Coalition Government’s $93.7 million Destination Australia program. Destination Australia provides scholarships worth $15,000 a year…
A new and improved livestock exchange in Swan Hill will improve the safety of both humans and animals while supporting the economic future of the Murray River town. Federal Member for Mallee Anne Webster said the new Swan Hill Livestock Exchange would make sale days more efficient, with a range of upgrades to the old…
Today, dairy farmers in Mallee can have their say during the final third round of consultation on the mandatory dairy code of conduct that sets enforceable minimum standards of conduct for business dealings between farmers and processors. Member for Mallee Anne Webster said the release of the exposure code ahead of schedule meant that local…
Applications are now open for round five of the Safer Communities Fund, with communities across Australia set to share in up to $55.1 million in grants to improve public safety and security. Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs, Jason Wood said this boost in funding for local councils and community organisations will…
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has commenced an inquiry into water markets in the Murray-Darling Basin. Public forums will be held in Mildura on the 8th of November and Kerang on the 12th of November. Member for Mallee, Anne Webster encourages interested parties and stakeholders including irrigators and other participants in the water…
Drought-hit farmers in the Buloke, Yarriambiack, Swan Hill, Pyrenees, Mildura, and Gannawarra local government areas will be able to access one-off payments of $3,000 thanks to the Government’s Drought Community Support Initiative. Member for Mallee Anne Webster said the payments would provide immediate relief to some of the worst-hit farming families. “Registrations are now open…
Member for Mallee, Anne Webster said that by 1 January 2020 the Australian dairy industry will have a mandatory code of conduct, ahead of the timetable taken to the election. The mandatory code will improve the contractual arrangements between dairy farmers and dairy processors. “As the local member for Mallee, I understand the need for…
The Morrison – McCormack Government will provide immediate access to life-changing medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to help support people with cystic fibrosis, saving them and their families up to $250,000 per year. From 1 December 2019, the life-changing cystic fibrosis medicine Symdeko® will be listed on the PBS for patients with cystic…
Four publishers across Mallee have been awarded a total of $360,328 to support the sustainability of the local publishing activities, including news gathering, production and distribution. These publishers are; Mildura weekly, Warracknabeal Herald, Buloke Times and the Sunraysia Daily. These four region publishers are among 62 small and regional publishers across Australia to share in…