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CONSULTATION OPEN FOR ROYAL COMMISSION

Mallee veterans and their families, ex-service organisations, states and territories, peak bodies and other interested stakeholders are being encouraged to provide their input for the Terms of Reference for the Royal Commission into Defence and

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Mallee receives agricultural show and field day COVID-recovery boost

• Australian Government support continues for agricultural shows and field days forced to cancel because of COVID-19 • 110 events nationally—including Edenhope, Kaniva and Swan Hill shows in Mallee – to share in $710,818 Supporting Agricultural

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Mining and refinery project to create hundreds of regional jobs

A mining and refinery project that could bring hundreds of jobs to regional areas of Victoria and South Australia has been granted Major Project Status by the Morrison Government. The Goschen Zircon and Rare Earth Minerals Project – being

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Improved digital connectivity across Mallee

People living and working in Hopetoun, Kaniva, Lascelles, Broughton and parts of the Swan Hill LGA can now look forward to new and improved telecommunications services thanks to the Morrison/McCormack Government’s Regional Connectivity Program

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Ouyen livestock exchange expanded

Communities around Ouyen are set to benefit from improved sale yard infrastructure with the official opening of the Ouyen Livestock Exchange upgrades today. Federal Member for Mallee Anne Webster said the project, which had a more efficient sale

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Applications open for Carbon + Biodiversity Pilot

• The Australian Government is providing $23.5 million for improved on farm biodiversity through the Agriculture Biodiversity Stewardship’s Carbon + Biodiversity Pilot. • The pilot will test processes and protocols that measure and reward farmer

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Mallee excellence central to Victoria’s drought innovation hub

• The Victorian Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub will be supported by key nodes in Birchip and Mildura • University of Melbourne to lead transformational drought resilience delivery • An $8 million Australian Government investment

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MORE SUPPORT FOR TRAVEL AGENTS IN MALLEE

Federal member for Mallee, Anne Webster said travel agents in Mallee would benefit from sharing in additional funding support of $130 million from the Coalition Government. Dr Webster said local travel agents should apply for funding support in

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Future Drought Fund: Landscape practices to build drought resilience in Mallee

Grant awarded in Mallee for the Drought Resilient Soils and Landscapes program Grant will fund projects to trial and demonstrate land management practices that can reduce the impacts of drought on farm production Part of the $5 billion Future

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