Aged care reforms need examining

Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health and Member for Mallee Anne Webster has called on the Government to examine its aged care reforms through a regional lens and abandon a cookie cutter approach to ensure the viability of smaller Aged Care centres. In Mallee, Dimboola’s Allambi Elderly Peoples Home has announced its closure due to…

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New portfolio for Dr Anne Webster – Member for Mallee

  Member for Mallee Anne Webster has been given the regional health portfolio and is now Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health. “I am so excited to able to focus on developing health policy for those who live in regional Australia. Healthcare is something I am incredibly passionate about because it affects every single Australian,”…

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Labor leaves Dunolly funding up in the air

The Federal Government needs to give the Dunolly community a clear answer on whether it will fund a much-needed upgrade to Deledio Reserve, Federal Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster says. Before the 2022 Federal election the Coalition had committed $3.6 million towards upgrading the reserve’s pavilion under the Community Development Grants Program. Labor scrapped…

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Regional lens needed on Aged Care reforms

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…

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Mildura Airport ILS now operational

Mildura Airport’s Instrument Landing System (ILS) has been commissioned and is now operational. The ILS, funded by $2 million from the previous Coalition Government under the Community Grants Program along with $1 million from Mildura Rural City Council and $1 million from the airport itself, will greatly increase aviation safety for users of the airport.…

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Labor rips off regions on roads

Labor is sending Mallee residents on a road to ruin by slashing future funding for the Roads Of Strategic Importance (ROSI) program. The Federal Government in its October budget cut $248 million from forward estimates for the Victorian ROSI program – placing road users on five key Mallee highways at risk. This risks the safety…

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Insurance win for flood affected potential homebuyers

Federal Member for Mallee Anne Webster has welcomed the response of insurance companies to her request to provide relief for home loan applicants in Sunraysia postcodes. Due to the current Murray River flooding all insurance companies had placed an embargo on Sunraysia area post codes which prevented people from either purchasing new or changing existing…

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Utilising a ready workforce

Giving 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…

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