Aged care reforms need a regional lens to view and maintain the viability of smaller facilities, Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. Following the announced closure of Dimboola’s Allambi Elderly People’s Home and after speaking to other smaller aged care facility CEO’s across the electorate, Dr Webster said the Federal Government needed to consult with…
DetailsGiving older Australians and Veterans more incentive to re-enter the workforce is a no-brainer to help address labour shortages, Federal Nationals Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. In June, the Coalition announced its policy to double the Age and Veteran Service Pension Work Bonus Scheme from $300 to $600 dollars per fortnight – or to…
DetailsLabor’s Fair Work Legislation threatens small to medium sized businesses across the electorate, Federal Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. Dr Webster said the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022 imposes the most radical changes on workers in decades and further empowers unions into workplaces they previously had no control over.…
DetailsPutting water buybacks back on the table during the current flood crisis is a highly cynical move by the Albanese Government, Nationals Federal Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. Federal Environment and Water Minister Tanya Plibersek has pushed buybacks again to recover water under the Murray Darling Basin Plan but hidden the detail behind a…
DetailsPATIENT medical records from Mildura Tristar clinic will be held by the Family Doctor group and are available for patient access at their new GPs, says the administrator of Tristar Medical Group. Matthew Caddy, a partner at McGrathNichol who has overseen the administration of Tristar’s parent company, Khaled El-Sheikh Pty Ltd, said while the Mildura…
DetailsTHE seriousness of the labour shortage in the horticulture sector has never been more stark than it is at the moment, just ask fourth generation Yelta citrus grower Michael Hammet, who is watching this season’s crop of navel oranges fall off his trees onto the ground where they’ll be left to rot. Last week Mr…
DetailsTHE Mallee’s federal MP has attacked the Victorian Government over the Murray Basin Rail Project, and says it’s now up to the new Federal Government to make sure it’s completed. Anne Webster, now on the Coalition front bench as an assistant to Opposition regional development spokesperson Bridget McKenzie, stood with the senator at a media…
DetailsComplaints about the conduct of energy companies almost doubled to 761 in May as the energy crisis wracked the eastern seaboard amid fears there would be a “rolling tsunami of business closures” in regional Australia. The Australian can reveal complaints to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission and Australian Energy Regulator, a subsidiary of the consumer…
DetailsYou can read the article here: Webster promises uni medical labs for Mildura (sunraysiadaily.com.au) Published by the Sunraysia Daily on 09/05/2022
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