The Federal Government needs to give the Dunolly community a clear answer on whether it will fund a much-needed upgrade to Deledio Reserve, Federal Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster says. Before the 2022 Federal election the Coalition had committed $3.6 million towards upgrading the reserve’s pavilion under the Community Development Grants Program. Labor scrapped…
Aged care reforms need a regional lens to view and maintain the viability of smaller facilities, Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. Following the announced closure of Dimboola’s Allambi Elderly People’s Home and after speaking to other smaller aged care facility CEO’s across the electorate, Dr Webster said the Federal Government needed to consult with…
Labor’s proposed intervention into the coal and gas market risks destroying investor confidence and jeopardises supply in the medium to long term, Federal Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. “After months of inaction and delay the Federal Government’s response to its broken promise of a $275 reduction in power bills is to step towards nationalising…
Mildura Airport’s Instrument Landing System (ILS) has been commissioned and is now operational. The ILS, funded by $2 million from the previous Coalition Government under the Community Grants Program along with $1 million from Mildura Rural City Council and $1 million from the airport itself, will greatly increase aviation safety for users of the airport.…
Federal Member for Mallee Anne Webster is calling on Mallee producers, peak bodies and organisations to make submissions on a new parliamentary inquiry into Australia’s migration system. The Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Migration, of which Dr Webster is the Deputy Chair, has commenced the Migration, Pathway to Nation Building inquiry to inform a new…
The proposed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament risks dividing Australians on the basis of race and undermines the democratic principle of equality, Federal Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. Since the 2022 election the Federal Labor Government has pledged to implement the 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart in full. The…
Labor is sending Mallee residents on a road to ruin by slashing future funding for the Roads Of Strategic Importance (ROSI) program. The Federal Government in its October budget cut $248 million from forward estimates for the Victorian ROSI program – placing road users on five key Mallee highways at risk. This risks the safety…
Federal Member for Mallee Anne Webster has welcomed the response of insurance companies to her request to provide relief for home loan applicants in Sunraysia postcodes. Due to the current Murray River flooding all insurance companies had placed an embargo on Sunraysia area post codes which prevented people from either purchasing new or changing existing…
Giving older Australians and Veterans more incentive to re-enter the workforce is a no-brainer to help address labour shortages, Federal Nationals Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. In June, the Coalition announced its policy to double the Age and Veteran Service Pension Work Bonus Scheme from $300 to $600 dollars per fortnight – or to…
Labor’s Fair Work Legislation threatens small to medium sized businesses across the electorate, Federal Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. Dr Webster said the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022 imposes the most radical changes on workers in decades and further empowers unions into workplaces they previously had no control over.…