The Coalition Government is investing in a stronger psychiatry workforce to deliver mental health services and support when and where people need it, including in Mildura. From this year, Mildura will benefit as a training location, part of an $11.9 million funding agreement with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP). Member…
DetailsEligible farmers in the Millewa region in Victoria can now benefit from rebates under the extension to the Australian Government’s $100 million On-farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme. Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster said this is great news for farmers in the Millewa and will help them prepare for the next inevitable drought. “These…
DetailsThe Morrison Joyce Government continues to support the recovery of the arts and entertainment sector in Mallee, with $95,000 awarded to cinemas under the first set of grants from the second round of the $20 million Supporting Cinemas’ Retention Endurance and Enhancement of Neighbourhoods (SCREEN) Fund. Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts,…
DetailsRobinvale District Health Services will be able to strengthen its services and create an ever safer and more comfortable environment for residents under the latest investment from the Morrison Joyce Government. The $35.3 million multi-purpose services (MPS) program will see 110 aged care sites benefit from minor capital grant projects averaging $321,000 each. Robinvale District…
DetailsI would like to inform you of an exciting grant program that you may wish to make a submission. In honour of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022, groups are invited to plant trees. When the Queen has visited Australia over the past 70 years, she has planted many trees, in fact 15,000. This year…
DetailsOn Friday, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights released the inquiry report on the Religious Discrimination legislative package of Bills. Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Anne Webster, said “Increasingly, people of faith are being silenced for their genuinely held religious beliefs. “Minority religions are experiencing this even more so. Australia is…
DetailsJOINT MEDIA RELEASE The Australian Government’s Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) has committed $255 million for critical infrastructure supporting the Perdaman Urea Project in Western Australia. The $4.3 billion project will convert Australian gas into approximately two million tonnes of urea per year. Member for Mallee, Anne Webster said local production of urea in Australia…
DetailsThe Federal Government this week announced $14.9 million for OrganMatch, a world-class software system helping to save the lives of more Australians waiting for an organ transplant. OrganMatch is Australia’s organ waitlisting and matching system, providing real time access for clinicians to share time critical information across tissue-typing labs, DonateLife agencies and transplant units. Member…
DetailsTo continue our unprecedented investment into improving the mental health of all Australians, the Morrison Government is investing a further $44 million to increase access and reduce wait times at headspace services for young people aged 12 to 25 years. Member for Mallee, Anne Webster, said that Australia’s headspace centres provide young people in Mallee…
DetailsThe Australian Government has released the guidelines for Round 9 of the Remote Airstrip Upgrade (RAU) Program, which enhances the safety and accessibility of aerodromes in remote and very remote areas of Australia. Federal Member for Mallee, Anne Webster said anyone who lives in a remote community understands how important local airstrips are to our…
DetailsThe Liberal and Nationals Government is investing $1,119,842 in priority projects across the Pyrenees in Mallee, supporting local jobs, businesses and the resilience of local economies to help communities bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic. Made possible under the third phase of the Australian Government’s $2.5 billion Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) program, projects…
DetailsThe Liberal and Nationals Government is investing $5,409,635 in priority projects across Mallee, supporting local jobs, businesses and the resilience of local economies to help communities bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic. Made possible under the third phase of the Australian Government’s $2.5 billion Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) program, projects to be delivered…
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