Sunraysia Mallee Ethnic Communities Council Inc has received Federal funding under the Fostering Integration grants program. In a win for SMECC’s efforts in the community they will receive $60,841 for a revamp of their barbecue area. “Congratulations to SMECC on this funding, which will be a terrific boost for their work with Sunraysia and Mallee…
Mr Speaker, I rise to speak on the opening of the Mildura Health Icon Cancer Centre. The new treatment centre is based at the Mildura Health Private Hospital, and brings radiotherapy cancer treatment to Sunraysia residents. While no one wants to be on the receiving end of a cancer diagnosis, the added burden of travel,…
Thankyou Deputy Speaker, I rise to call the Chamber’s attention to the issue of heart failure. Heart failure affects more than 400,000 Australians and contributes to 61,000 deaths each year. It also accounts for 70,000 hospital admissions per year. Tragically, those in rural areas and Indigenous Australians bear a disproportionate burden of heart failure. Data…
Thankyou Deputy Speaker, We are at a time of great uncertainty, where costs are rising and business owners are talking to me about their viability. Mallee businesses a large contributor to Australia’s foodbowl. Against some of the strongest economic headwinds in decades, the policies of the Labor Government are ensuring businesses struggle even more. The…
Thank you Deputy Speaker, I rise to support the motion by the Honorable Member for Forrest. In particular I call attention to the University of Technology Sydney Ageing Research Collaborative report, which strikes home at issues raised with me by leadership at many Aged Care facilities in Mallee. These issues largely centre around care minute requirements,…
In my role representing a vast regional electorate, Mobile Offices are an essential part of being available to constituents. Turning up in towns across Mallee and having a coffee or simply listening to residents ideas and issues is both enlightening and informative. My main office in Mildura is more than five hours’ drive from the…
Deputy Speaker, when people in my electorate of Mallee are worried about something, they frequently ask me to raise the issue in the Chamber to bring it to the attention of the Government. I defy anyone here today to tell me that energy prices are not a significant concern for businesses in their electorates. Mildura…