The Federal Labor Government’s infrastructure review is compromising the safety of road users in Horsham and Stawell, Federal Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. The Coalition budgeted $4 million in 2021-2022 for the Horsham Roundabout, as well as $360 million in 2019 for the duplication of the Western Highway between Ararat and Stawell, but these…
The Prime Minister will yet again cut the ribbon on Coalition spending when he visits Horsham on Wednesday morning in a bid to show the Federal Labor Government is investing in Regional Australia, Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. Anthony Albanese will open Stage 1 of the Wimmera Riverfront Activation Project and the Horsham Nature…
ANZ’s Robinvale branch has closed, but not before the bank delivered one final blow to the community in crediting closures as part of its emission reduction actions, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster says. The branch closed its doors on Thursday, the same day the bank was facing the Senate Standing Committees on Rural and…
Member for Mallee Anne Webster says a re-elected Liberal and Nationals Government would end Labor’s new tax on farmers. In Tuesday night’s Federal Budget Labor announced a $153 million biosecurity levy, which will force farmers to pay for the biosecurity risk of international importers Australian. This was done without consultation with the industry and would…
The Albanese Labor Government’s Budget hurts Australian families with a new $153m food tax over three years, right in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis. Federal Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster labelled the new tax on Australian farmers as disgraceful, lumping farmers with around two thirds of the bill for biosecurity risks imposed by…
Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health Anne Webster says Mallee would be an ideal location for the Federal Government to expand its trial of the Rural Generalist Single Employer Model. The Federal Government announced $4.5 million over 5 years to expand its trial of the model to a further 10 sites in Tuesday night’s budget,…
Member for Mallee Anne Webster has secured a win for the Robinvale community with the announcement the town’s Westpac bank branch will reverse its decision to close. Dr Webster was contacted by Westpac on Monday afternoon, who informed her that the branch would remain open thanks to continued pressure from the Mallee MP and concerned…
The Federal Labor Government is preparing to rip off regions under the guise of ‘cleaning up’ Australia’s infrastructure pipeline, Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. Labor has declared a 90 day review into the $120 billion pipeline, deriding the hundreds of vital projects announced by the former Coalition Government as “fiscal timebombs”. The 10-year $120…
Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health Anne Webster says while the Federal Labor Government’s announcements to improve healthcare offer some hope, they fail to target the desperate need in regional Australia. “While accepting and supporting the efforts to improve healthcare in primary care settings and aged care facilities, I am cynical that the proposed changes…
You can listen to my interview on AEMO and the VNI West Projectwith Jane McNaughton on the ABC Rural Victoria Country Hour from the 06:07 mark of the following link: Victorian Country Hour – ABC Radio