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February 13, 2020
House committee to examine homelessness in Australia

More than 116,000 people were estimated to be homeless in Australia on Census night in 2016. Of these, 393 were in Mallee. This includes people living in severely crowded dwellings, people living in temporary accommodation, and rough sleepers

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February 12, 2020
More Rural Generalist Training Places Announced

Member for Mallee Anne Webster MP welcomes today’s announcement that one-hundred additional training places have been allocated to the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) to train more rural generalist doctors. “Rural general

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February 5, 2020
New Mobile Towers Switched on across Mallee

Member for Mallee Anne Webster MP welcomes the news today that Telstra have turned on three new base station towers across Mallee to improve mobile coverage. Telstra have turned on state of the art mobile technology in the communities of

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January 31, 2020
Bridging the gap: teaching the next generation about what’s on their plate

The Liberal and Nationals Government is working to ensure our farming future by investing $5 million to bring kids and farms closer together. Federal Member for Mallee Anne Webster said kids were increasingly removed from directly experiencing

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January 31, 2020
Boosting safety on the Calder Highway

Farmers, regional transport companies and locals using the Calder Highway will soon have a safer and easier journey with construction starting on the Yeungroon Road intersection near Charlton. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for

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January 31, 2020
New uni students encouraged to claim early

Anne Webster, Member for Mallee today encouraged Australians planning to start university in 2020 to lodge their claim for Youth Allowance or Austudy now. Youth Allowance provides financial assistance for eligible young people who pursue

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January 17, 2020
Mallee Shares in $9 Million NDIS Transition Assistance Funding Initiative

The Australian Government has awarded approximately $9 million to businesses across the country to help them transition to the NDIS. The grants have been provided through the second round of the Transition Assistance Funding initiative under

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January 16, 2020
Constructive consultation with Stakeholders on proposed MDB changes

Local stakeholders had the opportunity to provide constructive feedback to Federal Representatives today in Mildura on a proposal to set drought triggers to release a portion of environmental water proposed by NSW Senator Perin Davey.Member for

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January 15, 2020
East Timor Embassy Visit Focusses on Hort Workforce

Timor-Leste workers are filling important gaps in the horticultural workforce this season under the Seasonal Worker Program, with the number of approved workers being 5 times higher in Mallee than last year, with more workers on the way. “It

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