The Australian Government has committed more than $4.7 million to provide small regional businesses affected by COVID-19 with access to free and confidential financial counselling. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the Rural Financial Counselling Service (RFCS) could support hundreds of regional small businesses. “Today’s announcement is…
The Morrison Government continues to back small business with the announcement that it will extend the $150,000 instant asset write-off for six months to 31 December 2020. Mallee businesses with annual turnover of less than $500 million will be able to take advantage of this extended timeframe to invest in assets to support their business…
Communities across Mallee are set to benefit from more secure, affordable and reliable energy with funding to support feasibility studies into microgrid. This is the first step to unlocking investment in microgrids, and their benefits for individual communities and the grid as a whole. The Centre for New Energy Technologies Ltd has been awarded $1,404,750…
Drought-affected regional communities in Mallee are set to receive a boost with six new local infrastructure and community projects, as part of a $207 million investment under Round 4 of the Federal Liberal and Nationals Government’s highly successful Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF). Federal Member for Mallee, Anne Webster said the community-based projects were a…
Enough is enough. Victorian Nationals stand united to fight for the right of Victorian irrigation communities to access sustainable and affordable water, to prevent further devastating social and economic impacts. In a powerful joint statement, Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie, Nationals Member for Nicholls, Damian Drum, Nationals Member for Mallee, Anne Webster, and…
Mallee residents are being encouraged to “join the Aussie-made Club” as a new campaign was launched to promote Australian Made. “I know everyone wants to do their bit to help in our national economic recovery,” Dr Webster said. “I encourage local residents to go to the Australian Made website and literally “join the club” –…
GP clinics in Mallee are assisting in the testing and tracing of COVID-19 as part of the Australian Government’s $2.4 billion health response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Since the first GP-led respiratory clinics opened in Macquarie Park and Morayfield on the 21March, more than 100 clinics are now open around the country, including in Mildura…
Federal Member for Mallee, Anne Webster welcomed the confirmation this week that the Mildura airport Instrument Landing System funding was signed off by the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and regional Development, Michael McCormack, allowing the project to proceed. “Mildura is the largest and busiest regional airport in Victoria. The instrument Landing System…
Drought Communities Program projects approved for Yarriambiack Shire People living in the Yarriambiack Shire will benefit from $1 million in additional Liberal National Government funding to support community infrastructure and other drought-relief projects through the expanded Drought Communities Program. Projects such as the Community owned and operated fuel facility in Minyp will mean that the…
Farmers in Mallee will benefit from the third round of the Smart Farms Small Grants program 113 projects nationally will share in over $5 million funding Smart Farms Small Grants fund organisations and individuals to undertake sustainable agriculture projects The Federal Government is investing more than $5 million – including approxiamtely $300,000 in Mallee –…