Thankyou Deputy Speaker, We are at a time of great uncertainty, where costs are rising and business owners are talking to me about their viability. Mallee businesses a large contributor to Australia’s foodbowl. Against some of the strongest economic headwinds in decades, the policies of the Labor Government are ensuring businesses struggle even more. The…
DetailsThank you Deputy Speaker, I rise to support the motion by the Honorable Member for Forrest. In particular I call attention to the University of Technology Sydney Ageing Research Collaborative report, which strikes home at issues raised with me by leadership at many Aged Care facilities in Mallee. These issues largely centre around care minute requirements,…
DetailsIn my role representing a vast regional electorate, Mobile Offices are an essential part of being available to constituents. Turning up in towns across Mallee and having a coffee or simply listening to residents ideas and issues is both enlightening and informative. My main office in Mildura is more than five hours’ drive from the…
DetailsDeputy Speaker, when people in my electorate of Mallee are worried about something, they frequently ask me to raise the issue in the Chamber to bring it to the attention of the Government. I defy anyone here today to tell me that energy prices are not a significant concern for businesses in their electorates. Mildura…
DetailsMember for Mallee Anne Webster says the Bendigo Bank is failing its Warracknabeal customers. The Bendigo Bank Agency located at Warracknabeal accountancy business Dianne Marchment and Associates will close permanently on Wednesday, June 20, 2023, with the bank citing a “detailed review of transaction activity, customer banking habits and the decline in cash usage”. “Banks…
DetailsThe Federal Labor Government has provided only a bandaid solution to the removal of fast acting insulin Fiasp from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health Anne Webster says. Novo Nordisk will remove Fiasp, an innovative mealtime insulin that improves blood sugar control in diabetes patients at a faster rate than other…
DetailsGoing out on the road and meeting people in Mallee is one of the joys of my job as a Member of Parliament. Last week I had the pleasure of meeting Manangatang’s Alannah Taylor, who is this year’s Swan Hill Rural City Council Young Citizen Of The Year. And what an impressive young woman Alannah…
DetailsThe Prime Minister has finally revealed what the Australian people will be asked in the referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament but there are still significant unanswered questions, Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. “The Prime Minister has made the announcement, but we are yet to see any detail that explains how enshrining an…
DetailsThe Federal Labor Government has been forced to admit it won’t reach its target of 24/7 Registered Nurses in all Aged Care homes, which is an acknowledgement for battling smaller regional aged care facilities. Earlier this week Minister for Aged Care Anika Wells revealed to media not every facility would be fully staffed by July…
DetailsThe below story is from the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia to acknowledge Thank Your Pharmacist Day 2023 As a consultant and GP pharmacist, Brooke Shelly MPS, based in the regional Victorian town of Mildura, offers a holistic healthcare service to patients. ‘I love the time I can afford patients as a consultant pharmacist, [however], the…
DetailsMallee diabetics are being left facing higher costs with the removal of a life changing insulin from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health Anne Webster says. “Fiasp is an innovative mealtime insulin that improves blood sugar control in diabetes patients at a faster rate than other diabetes medications,” Dr Webster said.…
DetailsFarmers have a right to be concerned with the fallout from the Federal Labor Government’s Superannuation reform, Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. In the wake of Labor’s decision to levy a tax of 30 per cent on earnings from Superannuation funds with balances more than $3 million from 2025, there are fears this could…
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