BRIDGES AND HEAVY VEHICLE SAFETY FUNDING FLOWS TO MALLEE Twenty projects across Mallee will receive a share of more than $290 million in Australian Government funding under Round 5 of the Bridges Renewal Program (BRP) and Round 7 of the Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program (HVSPP). Federal Member for Mallee, Anne Webster, said the…
Federal Member for Mallee, Anne Webster, has today slammed Premier Andrew’s decision to class the entirety of regional Victoria as a single unit as ‘beyond belief’. “The fact that Premier Andrews had to return to the podium to address regional Victoria after finishing his statements on Melbourne and handing over to health officials is typical…
Murray-Darling Basin reform 4 September 2020 Thank you very much to everyone who has logged on to hear these announcements today. It is a great privilege to address you all today to outline a new chapter in the management of our most important river system. At the outset I’d like to recognise the new…
Sunraysia Daily – 04/09/2020
The decision by the NSW Government to enact a new border region is welcome, making daily life easier, especially for those who were only just excluded from the previous bubble. For example, those living in Koorlong, Quambatook, Manangatang and Werrimull will now have much more flexibility. But I believe that border closures should never have…
Today’s Murray–Darling Communities Investment Package means an overhaul of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. A $230 million investment in regional communities, which will create jobs, economic activity and healthy rivers. Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia, Keith Pitt, and Member for Mallee Anne Webster said the 11 new initiatives in the Package would keep the…